Pre-Long Beach Auction #81

C. Cassius Longinus. Silver Denarius (4.6 g), 42 BC. Military mint, probably at Smyrna. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legate. C. CASSI IMP, tripod surmounted by cortina decorated with two laurel branches, fillets hanging on either side. Reverse: LENTVLVS / SPIN[T] in two lines in exergue, capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; HCRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7. Virtually as struck, slightly off-centered. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000