The Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part III
Q. Metellus Scipio and Eppius Legatus. Denarius, Africa 47-46, AR 3.91 g. Q·METELL – [SCIPIO·IMP] Laureate head of Africa r., wearing elephant skin; in r. field, cornear and below, plough. Rev. EPPIVS – LEG·F·C Hercules standing facing with r. hand on hip and resting l. on club draped with a lion's skin. Babelon Caecilia 50 and Eppia 1. Sydenham 1051. Sear Imperators 44. RBW 1605. Crawford 461/1.
Rare. Wonderful iridescent tone, virtually as struck and Fdc
Ex Leu sale 17, 1977, Nicolas, 700.