Extremely Rare Papius Celsus Sestertius

Triton XVI, Lot: 823. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Papius Celsus. 45 BC. AR Sestertius (10mm, 0.64 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; winged caduceus behind; CELSVS downwards to right / Lyre. Crawford 472/4b; CRI 85; Sydenham 967; Kestner 3654; BMCRR Rome 4028; Papia 5. Good VF, darkly toned, struck slightly off center. Extremely rare, only three examples in Coin Archives, all inferior.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection.