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LOT 3071
Estimate
GBP (£) 80 - 100
EUR (€) 93 - 116
USD ($) 107 - 134
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC.
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; control mark before / Nude horseman riding to right, carrying palm; [L] PISO FRVGI N: below. Crawford 340/1; cf. Sydenham 665; RSC Calpurnia 7. 4.07gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Banker's mark to obverse.
PROVENANCE:
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
FOOTNOTES:
This type refers to the Ludi Apollinares games which were established in BC 212 the annual celebration of which was proposed by an ancestor of the moneyer, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi.
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