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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2447404, member: 75525&quot;]I am not sure why the coins of L.PAPI, Lucius Papius, are so popular, but they normally bring high prices for a coin series Grueber calls &quot;extensive&quot;. Crawford lists 219 different pairs of symbols. I have seen the coins in many auctions, often with several different symbols. I think a good part of the popularity is the gryphon on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511138[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]511139[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]511140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]511141[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]511142[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republican Denarius, Lusius Papius</p><p>Rome mint, 79 BC</p><p>Obverse – head of Juno Sospita, R; wearing goat’s skin tied under chin; behind palm tree or flower??; symbol not in Grueber, BMCRR; Crawford, RRC; Sydenham, CRR; or Torino.</p><p>Reverse – Gryphon galloping right, below poppy seed pod, in ex – L.PAPI. Same comment applies to symbol.</p><p>3.70 grams, 17.5 X 18.3 mm oval flan, obverse 9% off center; gVF</p><p><br /></p><p>A similar symbol is on a coin sold by H D Rauch on 9/20/12.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511143[/ATTACH] </p><p>Crawford and Grueber note the symbols are related. That makes me think the obverse should be a poppy flower, but the obverse symbol looks like a poppy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511144[/ATTACH] </p><p>What do you think the obverse is? Post your interesting die symbols.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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