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Lot 29. Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius, 47-46 BC

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Metellus Pius Scipio AR Denarius, 47-46 BC

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 16th, 19:09:40 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 01:57:33 CET

Price realised: CHF 950.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'020.48 / USD 1'063.14 / GBP 848.54

High bidder: Bidder 4

eAuction #84, Lot 29. Estimate: CHF 750.00

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio. AR Denarius (17-18 mm, 3.94 g), mint moving with Scipio in Africa 47-46 BC.
Obv. Q.METEL PIVS, Laureate head of Jupiter to right.
Rev. SCIPIO, Elephant walking right, IMP below.
Sear Imperators 45; Crawford 459/1; Syd. 1046.

Old cabinet tone and sharply struck. The obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From a Swiss Collection formed in the 1980s.



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