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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     25-0279      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     ITALY SOCIAL WAR City:     Marsic Confederation Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     circa 90 BC Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     3.83 g Obverse Legend:     ITALIA (in Oscan) / X· Obverse Description:     Helmeted and draped bust of Mars right; X· behind. Reverse Legend:     C·PAAPI·C· (in Oscan) Reverse Description:     Four soldiers, two on each side, pointing their swords at pig held by kneeling youth; in exergue, C·PAAPI·C· retrograde in Oscan characters. Mint:     mobile mint with C. Papius in Campania (?) Primary Reference:     Syd 637 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com Notes:     NAC Auction 25 (2003), lot 279. Ex Gorny 79, 1996, 489 and NAC 21, 2001, 181 sales. Very rare.

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