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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, as Imperator (47-46 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.67 gm, 8h). NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5. Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa, spring 46 BC. Q • METEL PIVS, laureate head of Jupiter right / SCIPIO above African elephant walking right, IMP in exergue. Crawford 459/1. CRI 45. RSC Caecilia 47. Obverse a tad off-center, otherwise sharply struck in good metal and nicely detailed.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1200 USD
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, as Imperator (47-46 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.67 gm, 8h). NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5. Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa, spring 46 BC. Q • METEL PIVS, laureate head of Jupiter right / SCIPIO above African elephant walking right, IMP in exergue. Crawford 459/1. CRI 45. RSC Caecilia 47. Obverse a tad off-center, otherwise sharply struck in good metal and nicely detailed.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1200 USD