Denarius of L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.114
People: Moneyer: L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 90 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/186005

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.97 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

design: Overstruck?
Obverse Inscription: Behind, control-mark (XXII)
Reverse Inscription: Above, control-mark (XXVIIII); below, L.PISO.FRVGI; below, RA (ROMA in monogram?)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 340/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.114
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, control-mark (XXII).
Rev.: Horseman galloping r., holding whip; above, control-mark (XXVIIII); below, L.PISO.FRUGI; below, RA (ROMA in monogram?).

Verification Level

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