Ancient Coins: ROMAN REPUBLICAN and IMPERATORIAL SILVER: C Piso Frugi, 64 B.C.

AR Denarius, 3.99g.  17mm.  Head of Apollo to right with hair band;  fraction symbol behind.  Rev.  C PISO L F FRV. Horseman holding large palm to right; uncertain curved symbol above.  CR 408/1a. Hersch(symbols MS), 336. Syd. 851k.  BMC Roman Republic 3694.   Lovely blue and amber toning with underlying luster and with the obverse in high relief.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Leu Numismatics, Zurich, Auction 77, 2000, lot 461.

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