£60.00
A great many coins were struck under the moneyer L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi in 90 BC, at a time when Rome was engaged in the bitter fighting of the Social War.
Coins of the gens Calpurnia regularly feature a galloping horse across the reverse; a feature also seen a generation later on the denarii of C Calpurnius Piso Frugi.
An interesting coin with appealing light toning.
Near Very Fine.
In stock
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, AR Denarius. Rome, 90 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right; XXXXII downwards behind / Horseman galloping to right, holding palm branch and reins; ↆXII above; L•PISO•FRVGI and monogram in two lines below.
3.83g, 20mm, 4h.
Ref: Crawford 340/1; cf. BMCRR Rome 1912 for reverse control numeral; RSC Calpurnia 11.
Surface mark to reverse, light toning, Near Very Fine.
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