Rarest of Scipio’s Denarii
312, Lot: 171. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and P. Licinius Crassus Junianus. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.57 g, 11h). 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, toned, porous. Rare.