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Description
Roman Republic. L. Papius Celsus. AR Denarius 45 BC, Rome, 3.7 gr., 17.4 mm.
Obverse: head of Juno Sospita to the right, wearing goat skin headdress tied at neck; all within a border of dots // Reverse: CELSUS•III•VIR; she-wolf standing to the right, placing stick on fire; on the right, eagle standing to the left, fanning the flames; in exergue L•PAPIUS.
Ref: Crawford 472/1; Sydenham 964.
Scarce. Attractive old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine
Provenance Details
Ex Sotheby’s Zürich (26-27 October 1993), lot 1401 (part of);
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 83 (Zürich, 2015), lot 436.