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M. Piso M.f. Frugi. 58 BC. AR Denarius (3.82 gm).
Terminus statue; wreath and kylix / Sacrificial
knife and patera within wreath. Crawford 418/1;
Calpurnia 22. Lightly toned VF, light porosity.
Scarce. ($400)
From the Tony Hardy Collection.

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Lot sold for $310, plus buyers fees.

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In Roman religion, Terminus was the god who protected boundary markers; his name was the Latin word for such a marker. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boundary stone, and landowners celebrated a festival called the "Terminalia" in Terminus' honor each year on February 23. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill was thought to have been built over a shrine to Terminus, and he was occasionally identified as an aspect of Jupiter under the name "Jupiter Terminalis".