Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1521. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $1115. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, Imperator. 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (3.63 gm). Struck in Utica. Diademed head of Jupiter right; eagle's head and sceptre below / Curule chair between grain ear and head of carnyx; cornucopiae supporting scales above. Crawford 460/2; Sear, CRI 41; Caecilia 49. Lightly toned VF, small spot of roughness on reverse. Rare. ($750)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.