Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing slightly right / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOAC and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left; L • MVSSIDIVS • LONGVS around above.

Rev: L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS Shrine of Venus Cloacina consisting of circular platform, inscribed CLOACIN, surmounted by two statues of the goddess. Rome, 42 BC 3.42g Sear 494, RRC 494/42. In Roman mythology, Cloacina (Latin, cloaca: "sewer" or "drain") was the goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima the main sewer drain in Rome.

L. Mussidius Longus - AR denarius Rome 42 BC radiate draped bust of Sol facing slightly right two statues of Venus Cloacina standing on platform L·MVSSIDIVS·LONGVS CLOACIN Crawf

Shrine of Venus Cloacina, consisting of circular platform inscribed "CLOACIN" surmounted by two statues of the goddess. "L•MVSSIDIVS•LONGVS" above. Reference: RRC 494/42c; RSC Mussidia 6a RCVM 494; see also No. 188b in "The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 BC" by David R. Sear Weight: 3.8 gms Diameter: 19.0 mm

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