Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction XLVI 3-4 December 2016
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. AR Denarius, 47-46 BC. Obv. Q. METEL [PIVS]. Laureate head of Jupiter right. Rev. Elephant right; above, SCIPIO; in exergue, IMP. Cr. 459/1. B. 47. AR. g. 5.42 mm. 18.50 RRR. Extremely rare for its exceptional weight. Toned, with iridescent hues. VF. Struck on an exceptionally over weight flan, apparently the heaviest Roman Republican denarius known.