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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3462098, member: 99456&quot;]A nice post and a very interesting coin [USER=99177]@Marsman[/USER], here&#039;s my variant of the coin shown by [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER].&nbsp; The control marks, on the obverse, below Vesta’s chin, come in C, A, S, I, and L - these are the letters needed to spell the money&#039;s name.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]920719[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>L. Cassius Longinus</b>, AR Denarius, 60 BC, Rome</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Veiled and draped bust of Vesta left; below chin, S; behind, <a href="https://miekezilverberg.com/wp-content/uploads/attic-black-figure-kylix-5120.01.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://miekezilverberg.com/wp-content/uploads/attic-black-figure-kylix-5120.01.jpg" rel="nofollow">kylix</a>.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Reverse LONGIN IIIV (IIIV == triumvir), male figure standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V (&quot;vti rogas&quot; or&nbsp; &quot;vote for&quot; vs. &quot;antiqvo&quot; or &quot;vote against&quot;) into cista</p><p><b>Size:</b> 3.96g 19.9mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10</p><p><br /></p><p>Why would the moneyer be so cryptic with his name?&nbsp; It could be because an L. Cassius Longinus (not the one of the coin above)&nbsp; was a notorious member of the <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/article/861/cicero--the-catiline-conspiracy/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancient.eu/article/861/cicero--the-catiline-conspiracy/" rel="nofollow">Catiline conspiracy</a>, assigned the task of burning down the city of Rome.</p><p><font size="3">Source: <a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30279834349" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30279834349" rel="nofollow">Michael Harlan, Roman Republican Moneyers and Their Coins</a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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