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Caius Cassius Longinus / Marcus Iunius Brutus / Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Caius Cassius Longinus / Marcus Iunius Brutus / Cornelius Lentulus Spinther


Gens: Casia / Junia / Cornelia
Moneyer: Caius Cassius Longinus / Marcus Iunius Brutus / Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Date and mint: 43 BC/42 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Libertas, right, diademed and veiled. Dotted border.
Legend: LEIBERTAS C CASSI IMP

Reverse: Jug and lituo. Dotted border.
Legend: LENTVLVS / SPINT

Comment: From the back we know that this purse served as a high priest and Augur. Antioch and Sardis are being considered as possible mints. It is not known whether he died at the Battle of Philippi or was sentenced to death. According to Cohen, Mark Antony and Augustus ended up condemning him.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2016)
Price: 8,350
500/5
500/5
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 500/5
DR: 790
BMCRR (Grueber): Este 74, 75
B (Babelon): Cassia 18 Cornelia 73
RSC (Seaby): Casio 6
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): Casio 3
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 1447/2
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: 223
CRR (Sydenham): 1305
Cal (Calicó): 417
RBW: 1764
Other authors: Cohen 6

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