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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 940

The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Summer 42 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.96 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Sardis; M. Servilius, legatus.


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 940.
 Estimated: $ 7 500

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Summer 42 BC. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.96 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Sardis; M. Servilius, legatus. Laureate head of Libertas right; C • CASSI • IMP upward to left / Aplustre, with branches terminating in flowers; M • SERVILIVS upward to left, LEG upward to right. Crawford 505/1; CRI 224; Calicó 67; Sydenham 1311; BMCRR East 82; Biaggi 46; RBW 1772. Scrape on obverse, slightly wavy flan. VF. Rare final issue of Cassius.

Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 108, 16 May 2018), lot 544; Gorny & Mosch 207 (15 October 2012), lot 545A.

This reverse type commemorates the capture of Rhodes by Cassius, who seized booty amounting to eight thousand talents from the public treasury after he had contemptuously spurned the title of king which the terror-stricken Rhodians had offered him. The aplustre was a common symbol of naval superiority, while the floreate endings of its branches allude to the rose, the civic emblem of Rhodes.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Three – Roman Provincial Coinage Part 2 through Roman Imperial Coinage Part 1 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 September 2021 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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