The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.11 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 917. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.11 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Laureate head of Jupiter right / African elephant walking right. Crawford 459/1; CRI 45; Sydenham 1046; Caecilia 47; RBW 1601. Toned, minor die rust, edge test cut. Good VF.

Ex Trausnitz Collection; Barry Feirstein Collection (Part IV, Numismatica Ars Classica 45, 2 April 2008), lot 20.


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