L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus 100 Bc.

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Doctorwho2485 Valued Member New Zealand 292 Posts	Posted 01/15/2019 02:54 am Hi Everyone, How are ya? I'm good and it's been forever> Ihope Everyone had a very awesome,nice Christmas and New year's eve holiday too? Anyway I just got this very nice Roman Republican silver coin L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus 100 BC. More about him: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (c. 100 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman senator and the father-in-law of Julius Caesar through his daughter Calpurnia. He was reportedly a follower of a school of Epicureanism that had been modified to befit politicians, as Epicureanism itself favored withdrawal from politics. Piso was consul in the year 58 BC with Aulus Gabinius as his colleague. Also about the coin: Date: 100 B.C. Denomination: AR Denarius. Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.76 grams. Mint: Rome. Obverse: Laureate head of Saturn right; behind, harpa; around, PISO CAEPIO Q. Reverse: Two male figures seated on bench, side by side; to left and right, corn ear; in exergue, AD. FRV. EMV / EX. SC. Reference: Crawford 330/1a; Sydenham 603. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 01/15/2019 06:42 am Interesting coin. I assume it started its life nominally round. Do you have a sense whether it was broken up purposefully (i.e. to make small change) or just was accidentally damaged over the millennia? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/15/2019 2:16 pm Hello Doc, it's been a while. It's good that you were able to ID this coin with what was left of it. It's difficult to say if was purposely broken to make small change or occurred naturally. Report this Post to the Staff
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