Very rare type of Papius denarius with mint marks. On all denarii of this type, the mintmarks on the obverse and the reverse are closely related.
Coin from the collection of an extremely famous person, David Hendin, the author of, among others, development of biblical coins 'Guide to Biblical Coins'.
Roman Republic
L. Papius (79 BC), Denar serratus 79 BC, Rome mint
Obverse: head of Juno Sospita in goat-skin head-dress to right, control mark behind head
Reverse: griffin running right, bird below, L•PAPI in exerque
Diameter 18 mm, weight 3.66
