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Crawford 428/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR Denarius
Rome, The Republic. 
Q. Cassius Longinus, 55 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.91g; 19mm).
Rome Mint.

Obverse:  Bonus Eventus or Genius of the Roman People head facing right; scepter behind.

Reverse:  Eagle on thunderbolt, facing right; lituus to left; jug to right; Q CASSIVS below.

References: Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; BMCRR 3868; Cassia 7.

Provenance: Ex Fernandez Collection [Aureo & Calico Alba Longa Auction (7 Nov 2018) Lot 227].

The identity of the head on the obverse is in doubt.  Crawford interprets the obverse as Genius of the Roman People and the reverse an allusion to imperium.   Michael Harlan theorizes that the head is Bonus Eventus and that it ties to symbols of the augurate on the reverse.  Augurs, after all, want to predict good outcomes.  Harlan's interpretation doesn’t fully explain the scepter on the obverse, which is not a typical characteristic of Bonus Eventus.

Crawford 428/3, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR Denarius

Rome, The Republic.
Q. Cassius Longinus, 55 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.91g; 19mm).
Rome Mint.

Obverse: Bonus Eventus or Genius of the Roman People head facing right; scepter behind.

Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, facing right; lituus to left; jug to right; Q CASSIVS below.

References: Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; BMCRR 3868; Cassia 7.

Provenance: Ex Fernandez Collection [Aureo & Calico Alba Longa Auction (7 Nov 2018) Lot 227].

The identity of the head on the obverse is in doubt. Crawford interprets the obverse as Genius of the Roman People and the reverse an allusion to imperium. Michael Harlan theorizes that the head is Bonus Eventus and that it ties to symbols of the augurate on the reverse. Augurs, after all, want to predict good outcomes. Harlan's interpretation doesn’t fully explain the scepter on the obverse, which is not a typical characteristic of Bonus Eventus.

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Britanikus   [Jan 07, 2019 at 05:50 AM]
Very Nice
shanxi   [Jan 07, 2019 at 07:18 AM]
another very nice coin
quadrans   [Jan 07, 2019 at 07:47 PM]
Great coin Smile, and details,

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