Extremely Rare Papius Celsus Sestertius
823. 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; CeLÍuÍ 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. ($2000) From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection.
View of the Rostra Vetera
824. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Lollius Palicanus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 11h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Libertas right, wearing cruciform earring and pearl necklace, two locks of hair falling down her neck; LiBerTATiÍ downwards to right / View of Rostra in the Roman Forum, ornamented with ships’ beaks and surmounted by subsellium (tribune’s bench); pALikANuÍ above. Crawford 473/1; CRI 86; Sydenham 960; Kestner 3655-6; BMCRR Rome 4011-2; Lollia 2. Good VF, toned, shallow mark near edge at about 5 o’clock on reverse under tone. ($500) From the Chiltern Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 61, 25 September 2002), lot 1547.
825. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Lollius Palicanus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Libertas right, wearing cruciform earring and pearl necklace, one lock of hair falling down her neck; LiBerTATiÍ downwards to left / View of Rostra in the Roman Forum, ornamented with ships’ beaks and surmounted by subsellium (tribune’s bench); pALikANi above. Crawford 473/1 var. (legend on rev.); CRI 86; Sydenham 960a; Kestner 3655-6 var. (same); BMCRR Rome 4011-2 var (same); Lollia 2a. Near EF, attractive, dark toning. ($750) From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 568.
826. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Lollius Palicanus. 45 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Honos right; hONOriÍ downwards behind / Curule chair between two stalks of grain; [p]ALikANuÍ above. Crawford 473/2a; CRI 87; Sydenham 961; Kestner 3657; BMCRR Rome 4014-5; Lollia 1. EF, attractively toned. ($500) From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), lot 261.
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