C. Cassius Longinus
AR Denarius 3.9695 gm, 17.9 mm
Military mint - Smyrna 42 BC
1. Sydenham, Edward A. 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Page 204 #1307. London: Spink & Son. 2. Crawford, Michael H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Page 514 #500/3 and Plate LXI #500/3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3. Grueber, H. A. 1910. Coins of the Roman Rebublic in the British Museum. Page 482 #77. London: British Museum.
Obverse
Diademed head of Libertas, facing right, wearing earring and a necklace of pendants. Hair in an knot and falling down neck.
LEIBERTAS C CASSI IMP
Reverse
Capis and lituus
LENTVLVS SPINT (Lentulus Spinther)