Triton XVI, Lot: 863. Estimate $500. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.17 g, 4h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Laureate head of Jupiter right; Q • METEL around right, PIVS below / Elephant advancing right; SCIPIO above, IMP below. Crawford 459/1; CRI 45; Sydenham 1046; Kestner 3580-3581; BMCRR Africa 1; Caecilia 47. EF, traces of underlying luster, reverse struck with slightly worn die.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection.