COIN (ROMAN)
Copy of a silver Roman Republican denarius of the Moneyer L. Papius
Mint of Rome, 79BC
Obv. part of the head of Juno Sospita right; behind a control mark, comb
Rev. tail and part of wing of a Gryphon leaping right
Classification: RRC p. 398, no. 384, and Plate LXVI, no.22.

The copy was made by enclosing a copper alloy core in silver sheet 0.03mm thick. The copper alloy core has corroded and broken apart causing the item to fragment, 2 fragments were recovered. These are shown seperately in one image and joined in the other. The silver sheet is complete on the remaining fragment, not cut to show that this was recognised as a copy, although there could be cuts on the lost sections.

The larger of the two remaining fragments is 13.2mm long, 7.2mm wide and 1.7mm thick, the smaller 4.5mm long, 4.5mm wide and 1.7mm thick, their combined weight is 0.41 grams.
Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Papius, L.
Denomination: Denarius serratus (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Part of the head of Juno Sospita right; behind a control mark, comb
Reverse: Tail and part of wing of a Gryphon leaping right
Dated: -79.0 to 
Weight (g): 0.41
Thickness (mm): 1.7
Completeness: Fragment
Parish: Steyning
District: Horsham
County: West Sussex
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-384.1