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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Republic| > |99-50 B.C.| > RR71923
Roman Republic, C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi, 67 - 60 B.C.
|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |C.| |Calpurnius| |Piso| |L.f.| |Frugi,| |67| |-| |60| |B.C.|, Gaius was married to Cicero's daughter, Tullia, in 63 B.C. and he was quaestor in 58 B.C. This type copies an issue of his father, Lucius Piso Frugi, c. 90 B.C. Crawford dates this type to 67 B.C. Sydenham and Grueber date it 64 B.C. Sear notes that hoard evidence indicates a date closer to 60 B.C.
RR71923. Silver denarius, BMCRR 3768 - 3770 var. (controls); Crawford. 408/1b, Sydenham 853, RSC I Calpurnia 25, SRCV I 348, VF, high relief head, attractive iridescent tone, Rome mint, weight 3.841g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 180o, 67 - 60 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo left, hair tied with fillet and falling in long ringlets, L (1/24, control symbol) behind; reverse naked horseman galloping right holding palm, C PISO L F FRV over pellet (1/8, control symbol) below; from the Andrew McCabe Collection, ex Roma Numismatics e-auction 11, lot 168; SOLD











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