From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Quinarius of L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.995
People: Moneyer: L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Roman
Title: Quinarius of L. Calpurnius L.f. L.n. Piso Frugi, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 90 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.96 g

Die Axis

Denomination

quinarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Behind, control-mark (K?)
Reverse Inscription: To either side of Victory, L.PI - SO; in exergue, FRVGI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 340/2e

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1976
Object Number: 1976.79.995
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, control-mark (K?). Border of dots.
Rev.: Victory standing r., holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch over l. shoulder; to either side, L.PI - SO; in exergue, FRVGI. Border of dots.

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