389, Lot: 554. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.10 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Lentulus Spinther, legate. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas right / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6. Fine, toned, a couple bankers’ marks on obverse, some porosity, areas of weak strike, scratch on reverse.

From the David Wray Collection.