446, Lot: 331. Estimate $250. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and P. Licinius Crassus Junianus. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.61 g, 9h). Utica mint. Genius of Africa (Sekhmet) standing facing, holding ankh in right hand / Victory standing left, holding winged caduceus in right hand, small round shield in left. Crawford 460/4; CRI 43; Sydenham 1050; Caecilia 51. Fine, lightly toned, bankers’ marks, faint scratches. Rare.

From the Dr. Charles Schulz Collection, purchased from Pagan Ecoins, November 2004.