449, Lot: 488. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.13 g, 4h). Rome mint. Young male head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani?) right; scepter to left / Eagle with wings spread standing right on winged thunderbolt; [lituus] to left, capis to right. Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; Cassia 7. Toned, some minor obverse die rust, struck slightly off center. Good VF.
Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 317, 18 December 2013), lot 228.