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A silver Roman Republican denarius of L. Papius showing Juno Sospita and a griffin. Coin Type: Holed silver denarius of L.Papius, Roman Republic, 79 BCE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 79 BCE.
Size and Weight: 18mm x 19mm, 3.44g
Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita right wearing goatskin headdress. Control symbol (bandage?) behind. Bead and reel border.
Reverse: Griffin leaping right, control symbol (crutch?) below. Bead and reel border (the reels are longer and more cylindrical, and the beads are smaller.)
Exergue: L PAPI
Ref: RCV (2000) 311. Crawford symbol pair 176; RSC Papia 1; Babelon symbol pair 150.
Provenance: museumofwalesantiquities (eBay), November 2008.
BW Ref: 054 039 135
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Note: James Bonanno found this symbol pair in Corpvs Nvmmorvm Romanorvm as 1/164, described as frusta / asta da esercitazione, which he translates as whip / lance. This does not seem very likely to me or to James. 1/164 was listed as coming from C. Crippa 3, 1964 n. 317.

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