The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Good VF.

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Lot: 635. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Head of Africa right, wearing elephant skin headdress; stalk of grain to right, plow below / Hercules standing facing, hand on hip, leaning on club draped with lion skin and set on rock. Crawford 461/1; CRI 44; Sydenham 1051; Caecilia 50; RBW 1605. Find patina, some roughness and scratches, edge marks, test cut on edge. Good VF.

Ex Brian Holland Collection; Saint Ludovico and the Firth of Clyde Collections (Stack’s, 22 April 2009), lot 1301; Gemini II (10 January 2006), lot 280.


Closing Date and Time: 17 April 2024 at 13:31:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.