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LOT 3562
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; O (control letter) behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reigns; X (control letter) above, L PISO FRVGI and V below. Crawford 340/1; RSC Calpurnia 11. Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with hints of blue iridescence on obverse.(3.96gr, 19mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex Lockdales, Auction 122, lot 1273.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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