L. C. PISO FRUGI DENARIUS – RARE AND SELDOM SEEN DIE COUPLING OF OBVERSE CXV AND REVERSE CXXXVIIII – CHOICE XF 5/5 5/5 NGC GRADED ROMAN REPUBLICAN COIN (Inv. 19464)
$850.00
19464. ROMAN REPUBLIC. L. C. PISO FRUGI, ca. 90 BC.
Silver Denarius, 3.95 g, 17 mm.
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, CXV in left field. Rev. L PISO FRVGI, horseman galloping right, holding reins and palm branch, CXXXVIIII above, ROMA in exergue.
Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 663.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, with beautiful golden iridescent highlights and perfect strike and surface numbers; a rare variety, with only 3 other specimens on CoinArchives.
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi is thought to have been the father of C. Calpurnius Piso, the moneyer of c. 61 or 67 BC. After serving as moneyer himself, L. Piso Frugi continued up the Roman cursus honorum to become a praetor in 74 BC.
