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LOT 3561

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91


L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.

Laureate head of Apollo to right; head of antelope behind, three pellets beneath chin / Horseman galloping to right, carrying palm over shoulder and holding reins; L PISO FRVGI and stick below, X above. Crawford 340/1; BMCRR -; Sydenham 669g; RSC Calpurnia 11. 3.81gr, 18mm, 2h.

Near Extremely Fine. A sharply struck denarius with Apollo's portrait in high relief and finely detailed reverse. Nice old cabinet toning with hints of golden iridescence.

PROVENANCE:
Ex cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 59, 19 June 2013, lot 267.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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