Roman Republic - L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus AR Denarius - silver - Rome - 78 BC Obverse: Head of Liber right, wearing ivy wreath and with thyrsus over shoulder; anepigraphic Reverse: Head of Libera left, wearing wreath of vine leaves and grapes: L·CASSI·Q·F Technique: hammered Edge: plain Weight: 3.88 g Diameter: 17.60 mm Condition: Choice EF/GEF, fine cabinet patina, beautiful classical style. Catalogue references: Cr. 386/1; Syd. 779; Albert 1285 Note: The mint master was a Roman politician and a participant in the conspiracy of Catilina, he became praetor in 66 BC. His ancestor Spurius Cassius Vecellinus (consul, 493 BC) founded a temple for Ceres, Liber and Libera, to which the obverse and reverse of this coin refer. (N352)