Summary

Denarius, issued by Ancient Roman Republic 90 BC
Moneyer: L. PISO L.F. L.N. FRVGI (L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi)
Minted in Rome

Obverse Description

Laureate head of Apollo facing right; behind, the control-mark S

Reverse Description

Horseman advancing to the right holding a palm branch, below, L. PISO FRVGI

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

The types on this coinage are a reference to an ancestor of the moneyer, C. Calpurnius Piso, who had made the successful proposal that the Ludi Apollinares became a permanent festival on the Roma calandar. Thus, this coin depicts the god Apollo and horse racing.

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