From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Denarius of Q. Cassius Longinus (imitation)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.1421
People: In the name of D. Cassius, Roman
After an issue of Q. Cassius Longinus, Roman
Title: Denarius of Q. Cassius Longinus (imitation)
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 55 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.62 g

Die Axis

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: Below, D.CASSIVS (should read Q.CASSIVS)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 428/3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1976
Object Number: 1976.79.1421
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Genius populi Romani r., missing scepter over shoulder. Border of dots.
Rev.: Eagle on thunderbolt r.; to l., missing lituus; to r., jug; below, D.CASSIVS (should read Q.CASSIVS). Border of dots.

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