Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing right with barley grain to the left. Reverse: Horseman galloping right, holding palm frond and reins.

Apollo presided over the Ludi Apollinares, the games whose origin under the moneyer's ancestor in 212 BC the Calpurnii Pisones repeatedly advertised on their coinage.

The horseman with palm frond evokes the equestrian races of the Ludi Apollinares, here recalled by L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi during his moneyership of 90 BC at the height of the Social War.

Toned with light iridescence, slight porosity, reverse die flaw

Lightly toned with some iridescence, light porosity, delamination at edges.

Deep iridescent tone, light marks, a few minor edge marks

Iridescent old cabinet tone with some scratches under tone and a couple of minor edge marks.

Iridescent toning, some die rust, scratches, struck off center, minor edge marks

Iridescent old cabinet tone, some scratches under tone, obverse struck off center

Toned with areas of flat strike and slightly granular surfaces, struck on an oval flan.

Attractive light toning, traces of die rust, some underlying luster

Iridescent cabinet tone with a few scratches under tone

Deep iridescent cabinet tone with patches of red ink on obverse, test cut on edge

Toned, granular surfaces, numerous scratches

Lustrous surface with minor marks. Die breaks present on obverse and reverse.

Toned with blue iridescence, slight porosity, minor marks, small scrape on obverse

Deeply toned with find patina and cleaning scratches.

Toned with light porosity. Graffito visible in obverse field under tone.

Lightly toned with underlying luster, edge chip, struck from a worn obverse die, crystallized

Lightly toned with banker's mark, light porosity, and scratches.

Lightly toned with banker's mark and a few scratches

Light golden toning, slightly off center, trace die rust, light hairlines

Iridescent tone with underlying luster, struck on an oval flan, reverse scratches

Iridescent tone with underlying luster, trace find patina, minor scratches, small die flaw on obverse

Iridescent toning with tiny die breaks on obverse and area of peripheral flat strike

Some luster with iridescent tone, minor reverse flan flaws

Light iridescent toning, obverse die wear, die rust and breaks, a few light marks

Toned with some light iridescence, banker's mark on obverse, reverse struck somewhat off center

Iridescent toning, light scratches and marks under tone

Lightly toned, struck slightly off center

Iridescent toning with a few spots of trace die rust

Toned with traces of deposits and a few light hairlines.

Lightly toned with minor die breaks and light scratches on reverse

Toned with minor scratches and marks. Minor lamination error on reverse.

Iridescent blue old cabinet tone with small die flaws

Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, slight flan flaws

Toned surface with brushing and graffito marks.

Toned with light scratches and marks; minor flan crack present.

Lightly toned with a few light marks and scratches.

Lightly toned with faint iridescence. Thin reverse die breaks. Well centered with some luster.

Hint of toning, small obverse die break, a few light scratches

Lightly toned with numerous scratches and marks.

Bent flan with stress cracks, scratches and porosity.

Iridescently toned with a few light scratches

Lightly toned with obverse banker's mark, light scratches and marks

Lightly toned with obverse metal and flan flaws

Toned with obverse die rust and scrapes on both sides

Lightly toned with light scratches and marks, a few spots of verdigris

Lightly toned with a few light marks and scratches. Obverse die rust present.

Light iridescent toning, a few light scratches and marks

Light iridescent toning, some light scratches and marks

Light iridescent toning, die breaks and rust, a couple light marks

Light iridescent toning, light scratches and marks

Attractive old cabinet toning with a few light marks beneath tone

Light iridescent tone with very minor obverse marks

Lightly toned with a hint of iridescence, a few light scratches, graffiti in right obverse field.

Toned with some iridescence and a touch of porosity

Lightly toned with traces of die rust on obverse.


3/5/25	$130	VF	CNG	▼ −33%
3/5/25	$100	VF	CNG	▼ −48%
2/5/25	$250	VF	CNG	▲ +30%
2/5/25	$250	VF	CNG	▲ +30%
12/4/24	$225	VF	CNG	▲ +17%

Denarius of L. Calpurnius Piso FrugiCrawford 340/1

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