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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #30
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                Lot Number: 62874
                Estimate: $200.00
                Final Sale Price: $154.00
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                Denomination: Denarius
                Grade: VF nice
                Reference: Crawford 459/1; Sear 45; Sydenham 1046; Caecilia 47




  Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, Imperator. 47-46 BC. AR Denarius (3.76 gm). North
  African mint. Q. METEL PIVS, laureate head of Jupiter right / SCIPIO above, IMP in
  exergue, elephant walking right. Crawford 459/1; Sear 45; Sydenham 1046; Caecilia 47.
  Nice VF, minor porosity, a few small, light scratches on reverse. Estimate $200.



  Scipio was Pompey's colleague in the consulship of 52 BC, and governor of Syria in 49
  BC. He commanded the center line of Pompey's army at Pharsalus, after which he fled
  to Africa and formed an alliance with Juba, king of Numidia. Through the influence of
  Cato, he obtained control of the Pompeian forces and was defeated by Caesar in 46 BC
  at Thapsus, where, not wanting to be captured, he committed suicide. This coin was
  struck during Scipio's African campaign to pay the soldiers under his command.


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