CNG 85, Lot: 789. Estimate $200. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. 90 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 8h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; wreath behind; all within border of dots / Horseman galloping right, holding palm frond and reins; XXVII below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 663; Calpurnia 11. Good VF, deeply toned.

From the Collection of a Northern California Gentleman. Ex Edward Gans Collection.