Denarius of L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1988.425
People: Issued by L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, Roman
Issued by Q. Servilius Caepio, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 100 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/289178

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.02 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Around, counter-clockwise, PISO.CAEPIO.Q
Reverse Inscription: In exergue, AD.FRV.EMV | EX.S.C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 330/1a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Coin Room Discretionary Fund
Accession Year: 1988
Object Number: 1988.425
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Saturn r.; behind, harpa; around, counter-clockwise, PISO.CAEPIO.Q; below, control-mark (trident). Border of dots.
Rev.: Two male figures seated on bench (subsellim) side by side; to l. and r., corn ear; in exergue, AD.FRV.EMV | EX.S.C. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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