Watch List notes:

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Petillius Capitolinus. 41 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.09 g, 10h). Rome mint. Eagle with wings spread standing facing on thunderbolt, head right; PETILLIVS above, CAPITOLINVS below / Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus: richly decorated hexastyle temple with three garlands hanging between columns; acroteria along roof line; in the tympanum is a seated figure of Jupiter between two other figures; S F across field. Crawford 487/2b; CRI 174a; Sydenham 1151; Petillia 3; BMCRR Rome 4222-3; RBW 1706. Superb EF, lightly toned with underlying luster.


From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 330.