Triton XIV, Lot: 596. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Cassius Longinus. Early 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. Filleted tripod surmounted by cortina (cauldron) and two laurel branches; C • CASSI to left, IMP to right / Capis and lituus; LENTVLVS/SPINT in two lines below. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; Kestner -; BMCRR East 79; RSC 7. Choice EF, bright surfaces.