The Pompeians. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. 47- Spring 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Laureate head of Jupiter right; Q • METEL around to right, PIVS below / Elephant advancing right; SCIPIO above, IMP below. Crawford 459/1; CRI 45; Sydenham 1050; Caecilia 47; BMCRR Africa 1-3; RBW 1601. Toned with areas of find patina, a few light marks. Good VF.
From the TAB Collection. Ex Cederlind 166 (3 October 2012), lot 169.