138, Lot: 72. Estimate $200. Sold for $237. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Pergamon. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, as Imperator. Circa 49-48. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (29mm, 11.88 g). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Q. METELLVS PIVS SCIPIO IMPER, serpents entwined around legionary aquila; monogram left. Stumpf 68; SNG France 1763; BMC Mysia pg. 126, 127. VF, lightly toned. Rare.