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Message:: [QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7839545, member: 85693"]Very interesting post, [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] I have one of these, but I have it attributed to 67 B.C. - from Crawford?  The 63 B.C. sounds plausible too - I really don't have any additional information.  [ATTACH=full]1348313[/ATTACH] Roman Republic        Denarius C. Piso L.f. Frugi(67 B.C.)  Rome MintLaureate head of Apollo right, h-S behind / C·PISO·L·F· FRV[G?] below, horseman right holding palm-branch; X above. Crawford 408/1a; Calpurnia 24; Hersh corpus 54; BM 3786; DA 6398; CF 761.(3.53 grams / 17 mm)M&R Coins Sep. 1989     Note: March 2021, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] on Coin Talk corrected my attribution on this: "[USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER], your C. Piso L.f. Frugi is actually Cr. 408/1a: that's a laureate Apollo, not one with a fillet. With the two control marks, it's a Hersh corpus 54: Thus, the reverse control-symbol is a barred-X, and the obverse symbol (partially off the flan) looks kind of like h-S. The British Museum has an example. and the Bibliotheque Nationale has two. The reverse legend must be blurred at the end on those copies as well as yours; hence, the ?" Thanks again, [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]