Seldom Offered Sestertius

318, Lot: 516. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. 90 BC. AR Sestertius (11mm, 0.90 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Bridled horse galloping right. Crawford 340/3b; Sydenham 676a; Calpurnia 16. VF, toned, rough surfaces. Very rare. Only one in CoinArchives (the RBW specimen sold in May of last year), which realized 2200 CHF.