Details
LOT 3561
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. 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.(3.81gr, 18mm, 2h.).
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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