Ancients => wolf & eagle buildin' a campfire (L.Papius)

Man, I love the looks of this sweet new coin!! (yummy, yummy!!)

Yup, this is an animal-coin winner!!

=> Juno wearing a goat-skin on the obverse ... plus, a she-wolf and an eagle on the reverse!! (cha-chinnnggg!!)

NOTE: it has been quite a while since I've added to my RR (Roman Republic) collection ... but when I saw this great coin, I knew that it was time to man-up and add another RR to the ol' stevex6 collection!!

L. PAPIUS CELSUS, AR DENARIUS
ROME 45 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 4.06 grams
Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress tied at neck; all within border of dots
Reverse: She-wolf standing right, placing stick on fire; on right, eagle standing left, fanning the flames, CELSVS • III • VIR above, L • PAPIVS in exergue
Reference: Crawford 472/1; CRI 82; Sydenham 964
Other: Nice silver toning (better in hand) Very scarce





Ummmm, I guess this must be my May budget-coin?!! (eh-heh-heh)

 

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At this rate you'll be buying December's coins by mid summer

I have a few wolves...


ARGOLIS, Argos
330-270 BCE
AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 14mm, 2.4 g
Obv: forepart of wolf left, retrograde Σ above
Rev: large A; Π–Ρ above, club below; all within shallow incuse square
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1083.3; HGC 5, 667
ex Dr. Georgios I. Michael Collection



ARGOLIS, Argos
330-270 BCE
AR Triobol or Hemidrachm, 13mm, 2.5 g
Obv: forepart of wolf left
Rev: Large A; triskeles below; all within shallow incuse square
Ref: BCD Peloponnesos 1075.2; HGC 5, 667
from CNG e-auction 315, Nov. 2013
ex Dr. Georgios I. Michael Collection


Roman Republic, Anonymous
Rome, 115-114 BCE
AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below
Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her.
Ref: Crawford 287/1

I have no memory of bidding on that last one. I like it though!

 

=> wow, that sounds like one of my stevex6-quotes, not one of your responsible Princess-quotes!!

 

Oh, but TIF is 100% on-the-money ...

=> as per usual => please post any relevant coinage, my friends!!

Wolves, Eagles, Goats, Juno's, RR's ... oh, and "Martin" I'm am even inviting you to post L-Papius coins!!

 

I can fake "responsibility" with the best of them .

 

Oh => and speakin' of L-Papius!! .... cha-chinnnggg! (dog and snake!!)

L Papius AR denarius serratus
79 BC
Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.40 grams
Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin, snake behind (bankers marks on portrait?)
Reverse: Gryphon dancing right, Snake / dog. Symbol 122 (Rare and unusual symbol), L PAPI (exergue)
Reference: Syd 773, Cr384/1. Symbol 122

 

You know I love Roman Republican coinage, and this one is no different. Excellent pickup little brother and very nice coins TIF.

 

Oh, and here is a sweet example of another goat-skin headdress ...

ROMAN REPUBLIC => L. Roscius Fabatus
AR (Silver) Serratus Denarius
Rome Mint Struck 59 BC
Diameter: 18mm
Weight: 3.84 grams
Obverse: Head of Juno Sospita in goat skin, L ROSCI below, Rhyton behind (couple of banker's marks)
Reverse: Girl standing right feeding serpent before, symbol to left, FABATI in exergue



=> man, Juno Sospita has by far the coolest lookin' lid!! (the sweet ol' goat-skin toque!!)

 

man => I think that the wolf placing the stick on the fire for his buddy, the eagle, is pretty fricken cool ...



Curious? => does this image have anything to do with the political climate at the time (I'm sure it does, eh?)

... feedin' the fire?

 

Very nice coin, love the reverse especially.

 

Our dog

 

Ummmm, how 'bout a few sucklin' she-wolves? ...

 

I was suckling beer in germany
Bedtime here.

Cheers,

Eric

 

My lone wolf... or well I think it's a wolf... lol

 

This coin is ridiculous!! A wolf and a bird making a fire. Sounds like the setting for a Saturday morning cartoon.

 

excellent new republican stevex! wolf helping her eagle buddy is cool, and i like the goatskin obverse...one of the type is on my list for sure.

i always dig republican ..and TIF, that first one you posted is awesome, i don't remember it if you posted it before.

 

Good fetch, Steve.

 

=> clever (nuthin' like a good ol' dog chasin' a stick joke, eh?)

 

Thanks for the coinpliments ...

=> nobody else has any coins that fit this thread?

 

Denarius with the childless wolf of the Republic - Even a great mother gets some time away from the kids???

Macrinus of Laodicea - AE29

Severus Alexander, Antioch, Pisidia AE33


Maximinus I Ninica Claudiopolis AE31
Maxentius follis