247/1. Calpurnia (133 BC)

AR Denarius (Rome, 133 BC)

O/ Helmeted head of Roma right; XVI behind; border of dots.

R/ Goddess, crowned by flying Victory, in biga right, whip in left hand and reins in right hand; star on flank of nearside horse; P CALP below; ROMA in exergue; line border.

3.89g; 20mm

Crawford 247/1 (38 obverse dies/47 reverse dies)

- Naville Numismatics Live Auction 89 (12/05/2024), lot 439.

Publius Calpurnius Lanarius?:

Nothing is known on this Lanarius, but he was likely appointed moneyer by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul in 133 BC and his probable patron. The Victory on the reverse could allude to Piso's operations in Sicily during the First Servile War.

Reference : RRC 247/1

Collection : Roman Republic