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AR C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi 67 B.C. (4.05g, 19mm) Rome mint.
O: Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia, falling in ringlets; hammer behind. Crawford 408/1b (O132/R163); Hersh, Piso 404(O302/R2123); Sydenham 860a; cf. Kestner 3347 (different sequence marks); BMCRR Rome 3744; Calpurnia 24b.
R: Horseman, holding palm frond tied with fillet and reins, on horse galloping right; L • PISO • L • F • FRV/P in two lines below.
G: “Fleur de Coin. Engraved in very fine style and beautifully toned. Perfectly centred obverse.”
S: Roma Numismatics via vcoins 6/10/11
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