brm_714903 - CALPURNIA Denier
350.00 €(Approx. 409.50$ | 301.00£)
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Type : Denier
Date: 67 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,91 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire sur un flan concave, centré. Très beau portrait de haut relief. Joli relief finement détaillé. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d'Apollon à droite ; derrière la tête, marque de contrôle, M.
Reverse
Reverse legend : C. PISO L. F. FRV.
Reverse description : Cavalier nu galopant à droite, coiffé d’un bonnet conique ; au-dessous, marque de contrôle, (N rétrograde).
Reverse translation : “Caius Piso Lucii Filius Frugi”, (Caius Piso fils de Lucius Frugi).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 53 coins de droit et de 59 coins de revers.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 53 right dies and 59 reverse dies.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 53 right dies and 59 reverse dies.
Historical background
CALPURNIA
(67 BC)
The Calpurnia gens is of plebeian origin. Caius Calpurnius Piso married Cicero's daughter in 63, the year of the great orator's consulship. He became praetor in 58 BC. Caius Calpurnius Piso became consul in 67 BC jointly with Marcus Acilio Glabrio.
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