446, Lot: 328. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Papius Celsus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.77 g, 1h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Triumphus right; trophy behind shoulder / She-wolf standing right, placing stick on fire; on right, eagle standing left, fanning the flames. Crawford 472/2; CRI 83; Sydenham 965; Papia 3. Good VF, toned, a few faint scratches, struck slightly off center. Rare.
From the Dr. Charles Schulz Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions IX (7 December 1989), lot 354.