LOT 3070
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC.
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; fish (control mark) beneath chin / L PISO FRVGI CVI, nude horseman galloping to right, palm branch over shoulder in left hand, reins in right. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 665; Calpurnia 11. Very Fine.(3.90gr, 17mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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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GAR OGVL VER Series AR Denarius. 86 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo to right; [thunderbolt below] / Jupiter driving quadriga to right, holding reins and preparing to hurl thunderbolt. Crawford 350A/2; BMCRR Rome 2622; Sydenham 723; RSC Anonymous 226. 3.91gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
L. Furius Brocchus AR Denarius. 63 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres to right; wheat-ear behind, barley grain before, III VIR across upper fields, BROCCHI below / Curule chair between fasces; L • FVRI CN • F in two lines above. Crawford 414/1; BMCRR Rome 3896; RSC Furia 23. 3.87gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Graffito on obverse. Old cabinet tone.
Ex David Miller collection, a renowned Hertfordshire collector and numismatist. -
M. Cipius AR Denarius. 115-114 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; M • CIPI • M • F before, X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins and palm branch; rudder below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RSC Cipia 1. 3.87gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Porous surfaces.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
