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C. Cassius Longinus, Proconsul and Imperator, Committed Suicide in 42 B.C.
 | Gaius Cassius Longinus (before 85 B.C. - October 42 B.C.) was a Roman senator, the prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, and the brother in-law of Brutus. |
SH60313. Silver denarius, SRCV I 1447/2, RSC I 4a, Crawford 500/3, Sydenham 221, aVF, Smyrna(?) mint, weight 3.636g, maximum diameter 18.7mm, die axis 180o, early 42 B.C.; obverse C•CASSI• IMP LEIBERTAS, veiled head of Libertas right; reverse LENTVLVS / SPINT (moneyer L. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther), jug and lituus (emblems of the Augurate); flan crack, scratches, uneven toning; SOLD
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