L. Mussidius Longus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Draped bust of Victory, with the features of Fulvia, to right / Victory driving prancing biga to right; L•MVSSIDIVS above, [LONG]VS below. Crawford 494/40; CRI 186; BMCRR Rome 4229; RSC Mussidia 4. 3.88g, 19mm, 6h.

Mint State; a wonderful portrait. Very rare, and in terms of preservation the finest to be offered at auction in the past two decades.

From the Vogelberg Collection (Switzerland), formed c. 1960-1985.

This rare type has long been recognised to depict Fulvia, the aristocratic and politically ambitious wife of Marc Antony. She was the first non-mythological Roman woman to ever appear on a Roman coin.