Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 114 6-7 May 2019
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Q. Metellus Scipio and Eppius Legatus. Denarius, Africa 47-46, AR 3.93 g. Q·METELL – SCIPIO·IMP Laureate head of Africa r., wearing elephant skin; in r. field, ear of corn 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.
Struck on a broad flan and complete, light iridescdent tone and extremely fine
Ex NAC 15, 1999, 196; UBS 55, 2002, 1853; Hess-Divo 317, 2010, 772; Künker 182, 2011, 494 and Künker 236, 2013, 847 sales.