Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 37767
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperatorial |
| Entered by: | mrichter (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 13 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Jul 31, 2010 |
| Ruler: | Julius Caesar (Imperator) |
| Moneyer: | Lucius Mussidius Longus |
| Coin: | Good Silver Denarius - Laureate head of Julius Caesar facing right L MVSSIDIVS LONGVS - Rudder, cornucopia on globe, caduceus and priest's hat |
| Mint: | Rome (42) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 3.10g / 18mm / 270 |
| Rarity: | Rare |
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| Acquisition/Sale: | Melqart eBay #280530553381 7/12/10 |
| Notes: | Jul 31, 10 - Lucius Mussidius Longus, a moneyer with an otherwise unknown cursus honorum. His name indicates that he was an up-and-coming man with no long family pedigree (novus homo). In 42 BC, Mussidius oversaw the striking of this denarius as a clear nod to the Caesarian (Octavian and Marc Antony) cause against Julius Caesar's assassins. |
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