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LOT 3560
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius. 90 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate head of Apollo to right; ↆXVIIII (control numeral) behind / Horseman riding to right, carrying palm; ↆXXII above, L•PISO•FRVGI and Roma monogram in two lines below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; RSC Calpurnia 7. Very Fine.(3.90gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry (C4) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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