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Caius Calpurnius Piso Frugi
Caius Calpurnius Piso Frugi


Gens: Calpurnia
Moneyer: Caius Calpurnius Piso Frugi
Date and mint: 67 BC - Rome


Obverse: Head or bust of Apollo, right or left; laureate or hair tied with a band; sometimes he bows and quivers or caduceus over his shoulder.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse behind, control mark | Reverse above, below or both, control mark

Reverse: Rider, right; sometimes wearing a hat (several) and holding various implements. Dotted border.
Legend: (various forms de monyers name)

Comment: In 74 BC he married Cicero's daughter. He was Quaestor in 58 BC. Cicero mentions it frequently.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2016)
Price: 4,951
408/1b
408/1b
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 408/1b
DR: 509
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 3654 a 3773, 3778
B (Babelon): Calpurnia 24-29
RSC (Seaby): Calpurnia 24-24f, 25-29a
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 490 a 535
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 348/1, 348/2
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 841 a 875
Cal (Calicó): 353 a 369
RBW:
Other authors:

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