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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Republic| > |99-50 B.C.| > RR00430
Roman Republic, L. Papius, 79 B.C.
|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |L.| |Papius,| |79| |B.C.|, In Roman mythology, Juno was the daughter of Saturn and the wife of Jupiter and she had many attributes. Among these was Juno Sospita, who offered protection to women, accompanying them throughout their lives from birth to death. Women called upon her to aid in conception. Juno Sospita was characterized by her goatskin coat and headdress with the horns of a goat.
RR00430. Silver denarius serratus, Crawford 384/1, pl. LXVI, controls 59, Sydenham 773, RSC I Papia 1, SRCV I 311, BMCRR I 2977 ff. var. (different controls), aF, Rome mint, weight 3.30g, maximum diameter 18.2mm, 79 B.C.; obverse head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat's skin, scepter (control symbol) behind, bead and reel border; reverse Gryphon leaping right, open hand left below (control symbol), L PAPI in exergue, bead and reel border; banker's marks on obverse and reverse; SOLD











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