1 Denarius Roman Republic (509BC-27BC) Silver

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Denomination:

1 Denarius (about Denarius)

Metal:

Silver

State:

Roman Republic (509BC-27BC)

Issue year(s):

79BC

Catalog reference:

Seaby-311 (2)

L. Papius. Silver Denarius (4.00 g), 79 BC. Rome. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat’s skin headdress; behind, amphora. Reverse : L PAPI in exergue, griffin springing right; below, hydria. Crawford 384/1 (symbols 2); Sydenham 773; Papia 1. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Rare symbol. Amazing detail throughout and delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Although the moneyer is unknown except for his coins, the coins are very popular with collectors for the interesting controls they display, which according to Crawford “are no more than a random selection of pairs of everyday objects” (p. 399). Papius used two related symbols, one on the obverse die, the other on the reverse, to keep track of production and to control losses amongst the slaves at the mint. Each pair of controls only has one set of dies.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-28
L. PAPIUS. Serrate Denarius (79 BC). Rome. Obv: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat’s skin. Control: Whelk shell. Rev: L. PAPI. Griffin leaping right. Control: Scallop shell. Crawford 384/1 (controls pl. LXVI /88). Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3.83 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-28
L. PAPIUS. Serrate Denarius (79 BC). Rome. Obv: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat’s skin; behind, comb. Rev: L. PAPI. Griffin springing right; below, hair pin. Crawford 384/1. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3.7 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-28
L. PAPIUS. Serrate Denarius (79 BC). Rome. Obv: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat’s skin; behind, eagle. Rev: L. PAPI. Griffin leaping right; below, thunderbolt. Crawford 384/1. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3.8 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-26
Roman Coins. Roman Republic. L. Papius (79 BC), denarius, head of Juno Sospita r., wearing goat-skin, rev. gryphon leaping r. , wt. 3.86gms. (Cr.384/1 [control marks 204]; S.311), about extremely fine £400-500

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-26
Roman Coins. Roman Republic. L. Papius (79 BC), denarius, head of Juno Sospita r., wearing goat-skin, rev. gryphon leaping r. , wt. 3.95gms. (Cr.384/1 [control marks 143]; S.311), about very fine £100-120

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-18
[ 5319] L. PAPIUS Silver Serrate Denarius (20 mm, 3.75 gm.) Rome, 78-79 B.C. References: Syd 773, Cra 384/1. Symbol pair 143. Head of Juno Sospita in goat-skin head-dress to right, crown behind head. Griffin running right, headdress of Isis below. L. PAPI in ex.