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20 December 2020
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Starting Price: 150 CHF
Hammer Price:  420 CHF
Lot 615

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius, 47-spring 46 BC. Plated Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.79 g, 11 h), military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa. Q · METEL [S]CIPIO · IMP Head of Africa to right, wearing elephant's skin headdress; in field to right, stalk of grain; below, plow. Rev. EPPIVS LEG · F · C Hercules standing facing, with his hand set on hip, leaning on club draped with lion's skin and set on rock. Babelon (Caecilia) 50. Crawford 461/1. CRI 44. Sydenham 1051. Bold strike and excellent centering. A touch of porosity noted on the high points, otherwise, good very fine.

Online bidding closes: 20 Dec 2020, 20:07:30 CET Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 19:56:20 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:420 CHF by Anopheles (8 bids)
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