The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.83 g, 11h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa.

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Lot: 330. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Republican, Silver

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The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.83 g, 11h). 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, with 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. Attractively toned. Near EF.

From the BLS Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1810; Roma Electronic Auction 17 (25 April 2015), lot 534.


Closing Date and Time: 9 September 2020 at 11:49:40 ET.

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