Live auction - brm_519918 - CALPURNIA Denier

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	29 January 2019 14:20:30

Type : Denier

Date: 67 AC.

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,79 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire de très haut relief au droit. Joli revers. Patine de collection ancienne

Catalogue references :

B.24 (Calpurnia) - BMC/RR.- - CRR.855 j - RRC.408 /1a (A/11 - R/8) - RSC.24 g - RCV.348 /1 (240$) - CMDRR.456 (300€) - MRR.1315 (200€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée d'Apollon à droite ; derrière la tête, marque de contrôle, simpulum.

Reverse

Reverse legend : C. PISO L. F. FRV.

Reverse description : Cavalier nu galopant à droite, coiffé d’un bonnet conique tenant une palme de la main droite ; au-dessous, marque de contrôle, C inversé.

Reverse translation : “Caius Piso Lucii Filius Frugi”, (Caius Piso fils de Lucius Frugi).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 53 coins de droit et de 59 coins de revers. Ce type est en fait plus rare que ne semblent le montrer les ouvrages généraux.