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LOT 3280
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; control letter behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; control letter(?) above, L • PISO • FRVGI below. Cf. Crawford 340/1. Good Fine.(3.37gr, 19mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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