Crab and fish symbols
Lot 1684
L. Papius, 79 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.90 g, 6 h), Rome. Head of Juno Sospita to right, wearing goat-skin headdress; behind, crab. Rev. L•PAPI Griffin leaping to right; below, fish right. Babelon (Papia) 1. Crawford 384/1. RBW 1412 var. (differing control marks). Sydenham 773. Beautifully toned. Good very fine.

From the collection of the German Art Historian Dr. Tjark Hausmann, ex Hirsch 189, 7-10 February 1996, 446.


There are at least 232 control varieties on the denarii of L. Papius. E. A. Sydenham (Symbols on Denarii of L. Papius and L. Roscius, in: NC 1931, pp. 1-13) argued that the symbols represented trade guilds, but Crawford felt that they were simply a 'random selection of pairs of everyday objects'.
Starting price:
75 CHF
Hammer price:
460 CHF
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Closed
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Closing time: 06-Jul-25, 15:55:00 CEST
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