171, Lot: 256. Estimate $200. Sold for $435. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. Imperator, 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.87 g). Head of Africa right, wearing elephant's skin headdress; grain ear before, plow below / Hercules standing facing, leaning on club. Crawford 461/1; CRI 44; Sydenham 1051; Caecilia 50a. VF, toned. Scarce.
From the Karl Sifferman Collection.