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Auction 44E  15-16 Sep 2018
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Lot 247

Starting price: 250 EUR
Price realized: 250 EUR
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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.
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