The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.87 g, 8h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa.

Electronic Auction 487
Lot: 451. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.87 g, 8h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Head of Africa right, wearing elephant skin headdress; stalk of grain to right, plow below / Hercules standing facing, with hand on hip, leaning on club draped with lion skin and set on rock. Crawford 461/1; CRI 44; Sydenham 1051; Caecilia 50a; RBW 1605. Lightly toned, a few light scratches, small banker’s mark on obverse. Good VF.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Andrew McCabe Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 477, 23 September 2020), lot 402; Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 880.


Closing Date and Time: 10 March 2021 at 12:30:00 ET.

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