Denarius

L. Piso Frugi
Roman Republic

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90 BCE

Silver

Overall: 13/16 in. (20 mm)

Weight: 2.9 g

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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