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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4535316, member: 96898"]I think it's die damage. A small piece of the die, more specifically the edge of Apollo's profile, seems to have splintered off at some point. I have an L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi denarius struck from a similarly damaged die:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122965[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, AR denarius, 90 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo r.: control marks. Rev: L PISO FRVGI; horseman galloping r. with palm-branch; control mark CVI. 18mm, 3.77g. Ref: RRC 340/1.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my C. Vibius Pansa example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122964[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer: C. Vibius Pansa, AR denarius, 90 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, PANSA downwards; before, control-mark. Rev: Minerva in quadriga r., holding spear and reins in l. hand and trophy in r. hand; in exergue, C VIBIVS C F. 19mm, 3.67g. Ref: RRC 342/5b.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4535316, member: 96898"]I think it's die damage. A small piece of the die, more specifically the edge of Apollo's profile, seems to have splintered off at some point. I have an L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi denarius struck from a similarly damaged die: [ATTACH=full]1122965[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, moneyer: L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, AR denarius, 90 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo r.: control marks. Rev: L PISO FRVGI; horseman galloping r. with palm-branch; control mark CVI. 18mm, 3.77g. Ref: RRC 340/1.[/SIZE] Here is my C. Vibius Pansa example: [ATTACH=full]1122964[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Republic, moneyer: C. Vibius Pansa, AR denarius, 90 BC, Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, PANSA downwards; before, control-mark. Rev: Minerva in quadriga r., holding spear and reins in l. hand and trophy in r. hand; in exergue, C VIBIVS C F. 19mm, 3.67g. Ref: RRC 342/5b.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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