DR-193 | Crawford: 247/1
Publius Calpurnius
Publius Calpurnius
Gens: Calpurnia
Moneyer: Publius Calpurnius
Date and mint: 133 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse behind, x
Reverse: Goddess, crowned by flying Victoria, in biga, right, whip in left hand and reins in right hand; usually a star on the flank of the nearby horse. Line border.
Legend: P CALP ROMA
Comment: Plutarch and Cicero tell us about a certain P. Calpurnius who was believed to be this magistrate and who participated in the Sertorian revolts. The reverse must be related to the victories of P. Calpurnius Piso in the year 184 BC against Lusitanians and Celtiberians.
Provenance: Leu Numismatik AG (2021)
Price: 845 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 247/1 |
| DR: | 193 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 968 |
| B (Babelon): | Calpurnia 2 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Calpurnia 2 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 225 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 124 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 468 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 300 |
| RBW: | 1017 |
| Other authors: |
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