Expert analyse

Well centered coin with visible graining. Dark grey sulphuric patina. 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Crawford found a total estimate of 864 right-hand coins and 1080 back-hand coins corresponding to an overall production of between two and four million denarii for all varieties.

OBVERSE :

Legend: XXXXVI

Translation: Control mark.

Description: Laureate head of Apollo on the right.

REVERSE :

Legend: L•PISO FRVGI

Translation: "Lucius Piso Frugi".

Description: Naked rider galloping right, holding a palm in his right hand; control mark above.

HISTORY :

The Calpurnii were members of a plebeian family in Rome, which appears in history in the third century BC. Gaius Calpurnius Piso was the first member to obtain a consulship in 180 BC, and consulships became very frequent from then on. The Piso family became one of the most illustrious in the Roman state. Two important pieces of republican legislation, the lex Calpurnia of 149 BC and the lex Acilia Calpurnia of 67 BC were passed by members of the family.

BENEFITS

• Finish : Antique
• Gift idea
• Historical interest
• Popular among collectors

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