Esp. for Bing...AR Denarius circa 67BC

Here is a new addition....
AR Denarius 3.87 g. Rome Mint issued by C. Clapurnius/ L.F. Frugi
Republican Rome

obv. Female Head
rev. Guy riding horse

 

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LOL "Guy riding horse"... That is FRED!

 

Gorgeous example of the type!

Corrections though: That's Apollo on the obverse, not a woman. Also, there are several similar names in the Calpurnius family and I'm not sure you have yours recorded correctly. One of CoinTalk's Republican enthusiasts can probably check for you.

 

Great coin, Pan. My budget example.


L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi (90 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: Laureate Head of Apollo right; symbol behind.
R: L PISO FRVGI, horseman, holding palm frond and reins, on horse galloping right; symbol below.
Rome Mint
3.33g
19mm
Crawford 340/1

 

Oops!

 

i don't know how many times i've mistaken apollo for a chick! enough that when i see a lady head on a greek coin and can't see the body....if i don't know who it is...i assume it's apollo.

im usually right.

great frugi!

 

Apollo needs a haircut

 

Some more:

 

Great example. I still miss a Frugi myself....sigh !!!

Q

 

I only have L Capurnius Piso Frugi

 

That's a beautifully struck and centered coin @panzerman. These are fabulous coins with so many different control marks that one could spend a lot of time and money trying to acquire them all.

 

Thanks for enlightening me, before I heard about this great forum and even greater members....I was active in auctions on sixbid, putting most of my attention on coins struck after 1200AD. Since joining your group in February, I have gotten 60 new additions/ 45 are 650BC-1200AD only 15 after 1200AD. So, I am now more of a ancient collector....still love the others though and still penniless back to work tomorrow!







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Yeah, but with your existing gold, ancient collection, and your butterflies... You are akin to a farmer: asset rich, and cash poor! I can tell you are fat and sassy on a fantastic collection! Well done John!

 

Some Frugi relatives from my collection. Denarius (ex Nicolas Collection), As and Semis.

 

I have a couple Frugi Piso Denarii...


RR Calpurnius Piso Frugi 90 BCE Social War AR Den control CXXXII Apollo Horseman S 235 Cr 340-1


RR Calpurnius Piso Frugi 90 BCE Social AR Den Apollo Horseman S 235 Cr 340-1
Retrograde L control letter,
and in ex: A Pellet gun shot from @Carthago !!!

 

Absolutely wonderful example, Panzer!!

 

You can add to your attribution, from Charles Hersh's die study of the issue: Hersh 76; obverse 27, reverse 1027.

 

Great coin P-man! I like to show non-ancient collectors coins of Mars, Athena, Aollo and Roma. I ask is this a guy or a girl? Their answers are about 50% right.
Your coin is a Cr 408/1, Rome, 67 BC
Crawford notes the moneyer is the son in law of Cicero and the son of L.PISO.FRVGI who produced a similar coin series, Cr 340.

My most recent PISO coin:


Roman Republican As, Rome, 90 BC, flip-over double strike.
Obv - Laureate head of Janus, above I
Rev - Prow R, Victory standing on deck, above - L.PISO, below - FRVGI
Crawford, RRC - 340/4
Grueber, BMCRR - Rome 2179

 

I just tracked down a copy of the Numismatic Chronicle in which that appeared and ordered it!

 

Cool. This study is absolutely indispensable for a serious collector of RR silver. There are so few published die studies of any Republican silver issues, even relatively compact ones. The fact that Hersh took on one of the largest and most complex issues of all as a sort of prototype is just mind-blowing. You can count on one hand the number of "new" dies that have surfaced in the 40 years since Charles' study. Unimprovable work.