Denarius
L. Piso Frugi
Roman Republic
90 BCE
Silver
Weight: 2.92 g
Diameter: 11/16 in. (17.9 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
163.67.29752
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right; palm branch behind; border of dots Reverse: Horseman with palm branch above number; PISO*LF*FRV in exergue; border of dots
Provenance
Harold C. Craig, Lebanon, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1963.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 340/1
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