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Denarius Cassia: Quintus Cassius Longinus; LIBERT Q•CASSIVS / AC 55 BC
55 BC year| Silver | 3.67 g | 19 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 55 BC |
| Value | Denarius (1) |
| Currency | Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.67 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#66656 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Curule chair within temple of Vesta, shown as a circular edifice with a domed roof decorated with griffin heads, supported by four columns; in left field, urn; in right field, tablet inscribed.
Border of dots.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AC
Translation: Absolvo Condemno
Edge
Plain
Comment
The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity originally patrician, but all of the members who appear in later times were plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, in 502 BC. He was the proposer of the first agrarian law, and was put to death by the patricians. The Cassia gens was reckoned one of the noblest in Rome; and members of it are constantly mentioned under the Empire as well as during the Republic.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, on the reverse side, which is unusual for a Roman coin of that time period. This suggests that the coin may have been minted to commemorate a specific event or occasion related to freedom or liberty, such as the granting of citizenship to a group of people or the celebration of a military victory.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| ND (-55) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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