COIN (ROMAN)

A silver Roman Republician denarius of the moneyer Q. Cassius Longinus, dated from c.55 BC.



Cf. BMC REPUBLIC I & III, 1970, p.481, pl.XLVIII, fig.10, nos.3868-3870

Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Cassius Longinus, Q.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Obverse: Young male head facing right, with flowing hair and sceptre behind head
Obverse legend: none
Reverse: eagle with extended wings, standing right on thunderbolt, with a lituus to the left and a sacrificial ewer with handle (capis) to the right
Reverse legend: [Q CASS]IVS
Dated: -55.0 to -55.0
Weight (g): 2.9
Diameter (mm): 17.2
Thickness (mm): 2.0
Completeness: Incomplete
Preservation: Fair
Parish: Madron
District: Cornwall
County: Cornwall
Region: South West
Discovery method: Metal detector