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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 1916541, member: 44132&quot;]Last month I purchased this L Calpurnius Piso Frugi Roman Republic Denarius from a seller in Japan.&nbsp; It took less than two weeks for it to arrive, which I think is quite fast.&nbsp; It&#039;s my second of this series with a much different reverse from my other.&nbsp; The seller identified the reverse as having a crescent followed by Roman numerals XXII, and the seller sent along a certificate of authenticity issued by Timeline Originals in the UK.&nbsp; The certificate presented the reverse marking above and further referenced Calpernia 11.&nbsp; Once I received the coin, I noticed that the &quot;crescent&quot; looked more like a downward facing arrow, so I did some research.&nbsp; Many coins I found on the internet showed a downward arrow and either identified it as such or as the Roman numeral &quot;L&quot;.&nbsp; More research turned up this interesting tidbit from Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Thus 50 was written variously as N, И, K, Ψ, ⋔, <i>etc.</i>, but perhaps most often as a chicken-track shape like a superimposed V and I: ᗐ. This had flattened to ⊥ (an inverted T) by the time of Augustus, and soon thereafter became identified with the graphically similar letter L.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I am now leaning towards the Roman numerals at the top of the reverse to read LXXII.&nbsp; I cannot make out the symbols behind the head of Apollo very well, but I believe them to be a downward facing arrow and a V or thus LV.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this being said, I believe the proper attribution should be Calpurnia 12, even though I do not think it makes much of a difference.&nbsp; I was able to acquire the coin for $32.50; however, looking at Timeline Originals current listings, even the poorest quality of his offerings of this coin sell for much more.&nbsp; So, I think I got a good deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my most recent acquisition followed by my other of this series.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]328788[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328789[/ATTACH]</p><p>L CALPURNIUS PISO FRUGI ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius </p><p>OBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo right, number LV behind </p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Horseman galloping right, holding palm L PISO FRVGI below, ROMA monogram, number LXXII above </p><p>Struck at Rome 90 BC </p><p>3.75g, 18.4mm </p><p>Cr340/1, Calpurnia 12</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]328790[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328791[/ATTACH]</p><p>L CALPURNIUS PISO FRUGI ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius </p><p>OBVERSE:&nbsp; Laureate head of Apollo r., behind, point control, front, check letter </p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Horseman galloping towards r., holding a palm branch, above, symbol, and below Piso Frvgi / check letter </p><p>Struck at Rome 90 BC </p><p>4.0g, 18mm </p><p>Cr340/1, Sydenham 670d. bb/Calpurnia 11</p><p><br /></p><p>A little history from Wikipedia:</p><p><b>&quot;Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi</b> was tribune of the plebs in 90 BC, or less likely 89, and may be identical with the praetor of 74.&nbsp; According to the historian Sisenna, his legislation as tribune proposed adding two new voting tribes and granting Roman citizenship to soldiers who demonstrated exceptional valor.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any Calpurnia coins, feel free to post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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