Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Q. Cassius Longinus, Denarius, Rome, 55 BC; AR (3,91 g; 20,2 mm; 4 h)
Veiled and diademed head of Vesta to right; behind, Q·CASSIVS downwards; before, VEST upwards. Rv. Curule chair within circular Temple of Vesta with conical roof surmounted by statue; in field to left, urn; in field to right, tablet inscribed AC (absolvo condemno). Crawford 428/1; Babelon (Cassia) 9; Sydenham 917. Appealing cabinet tone. Extremely fine.
