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Contributor: Matthew Geary.
Issuer:
Gens CASSIA. Lucius Cassius Longus, 63 BC. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
Draped bust of Vesta veiled left, kylix behind and letter before.
Reverse:
Voter moving left, dropping a tablet inscribed V into a
cista
, with legend LONGIN. III. V. downwards behind.
Reference:
Crawford 413/1; Babelon Cassia 10. Grade: F.
Comments:
This type commemorates the passing of the Lex Cassia tabellaria, a law relating to the method of voting, which was proposed in 137 BC by L. Cassius Ravilla. The mark V stood for
VTI ROGAS
, a favorable vote.