Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 998. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008. Sold For $440. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (4.09 g, 9h). 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. VF, old gray cabinet toning, colorful iridescent hues. A particularly well centered elephant.