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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2635428, member: 75525&quot;]<b>C.PISO.L.F.FRVGI, </b>Cr 408/1, 67 BC<b> </b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]580623[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]580624[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>Roman Republican Denarius, 67 BC, C. Calpurnius L.f. Frugi.AR.</p><p>Obv. Head of Apollo right in &quot;high&quot; relief, hair bound with fillet (see info below on what a fillet is); behind, anchor (per vendor) or pendelum (Hersh) or level (Gene).</p><p>Rev. Horseman galloping right, holding palm branch; below, C PISO L F FRV/ uncertain symbolsilphium seed.</p><p>Cr. 408/1B.</p><p>BMCRR – Rome 3654 to 3815</p><p>RSC – Calpurnia 24 - 29</p><p>Syd. 851/H.</p><p>Cf. Banti 268/4.</p><p>C A Hersh, Coinage of C. Calburnius Piso L. F. Frugi, Numismatic Chronicles 1976 - #214; O-228, Apollo head wearing a taenia headband, right, behind die mark - pendelum; R-2044, rider wearing no hat, carries palm branch, below, legend – C.PISO.L.F.FRV, in ex – control mark – silphium seed, see pic below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]580628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hersh described the symbol on the obverse as a Roman pendulum. I was not able to find an example of a Roman pendulum with a quick google search. I think it could be l level. See a pic of my weight and an artist&#039;s rendering of a level like the Romans used.</p><p>[ATTACH]580629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]580630[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything that is remotely related: silphium seed coins, Piso coins (either one), ancient weights (or other bronze items).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]580633[/ATTACH] </p><p>Best Selling Baby <b>Taenia</b> Bowknot Head Wear, from DHGate.com.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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