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Denarius with head of Apollo, struck under C. Calpurnius Piso Frugi
Roman
Republican Period
about 67 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.97 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number2008.1054
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo, to the right; minting tongs behind.
Reverse: Horseman galloping to the right; minting mallet above.
Beneath horseman: C.PISOL.FFRVGI Above: control mark
Reverse: Horseman galloping to the right; minting mallet above.
Beneath horseman: C.PISOL.FFRVGI Above: control mark
ProvenanceBy 2003, Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Frederick, MD; August, 2003, sold by Waddell to Cornelius C. Vermeule, III (b. 1925 – d. 2008), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 2008, gift of Vermeule to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 22, 2008)
NOTES:
[1] Lent by Cornelius Vermeule to the MFA from 2004 until 2008 (loan no. L-T 326.1.2004).
NOTES:
[1] Lent by Cornelius Vermeule to the MFA from 2004 until 2008 (loan no. L-T 326.1.2004).