Denarius Cassia: Quintus Cassius Longinus; Q•CASSIVS 55 BC
55 BC year| Silver | 4.03 g | 18 mm |
| Location | Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Moneyer | Quintus Cassius Longinus |
| 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 | 4.03 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#375329 |
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| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Eagle on thunderbolt, right; on left, lituus; on right, jug. Border of dots.
Script: Latin
Lettering: Q·CASSIVS
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 the Denarius coin is that it features a portrait of Quintus Cassius Longinus, a Roman politician and military leader, on one side, and a depiction of a sacrificial scene on the other. This coin was minted during the Roman Republic era and is considered a rare and valuable collector's item today.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| ND (-55) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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