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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 5341518, member: 83175&quot;]I think the next topic is something from the Clain-Stefanelli collection, so here&#039;s a rare one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gens: Numonia</p><p>Moneyer: C. Numonius Vaala</p><p>Obv. C·NVMONIVS – VAALA - Male head right</p><p>Rev. Soldier rushing left, attacking wall defended by two soldiers</p><p>Exergue: VAALA</p><p>Mint: Rome (43 BC)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 3.17g / 21mm / -</p><p>References:</p><ul> <li>RSC 2 (Numonia)</li> <li>Sydenham 1087</li> <li>Crawford 514/2</li> <li>RBW 1792</li> </ul><p>Provenances:</p><ul> <li>Ex. E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Künker have suggested that the head on the obverse is actually that of Gaius Cassius Longinus, though without much evidence (<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2391242" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2391242" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2391242</a>).</p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Numonia2Denarius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next - some coin more likely related to Cassius Longinus, with his name!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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