Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14

                        Lot: 382

                        
                        ROMAN IMPERATORIAL: Q. Metellus Scipio. (imperator, † 46 
                        BC). AR denarius.

                        ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. Q. Metellus Scipio (imperator, † 46 
                        BC). AR denarius (3.73 gm). Military mint in Africa, 
                        legate Eppius, 47–46 BC. Q. METELL [S]CIPIO. IMP, 
                        laureate head of Africa right in elephant headdress, ear 
                        of grain before, plow below / EPPIVS LEG. F. C, nude 
                        Hercules standing facing, resting right hand on hip and 
                        left arm on club draped with lion’s skin and set on 
                        rock. Crawford 461/1. Sydenham 1051. RSC Caecilia 50. 
                        RCTV 1380. CRI 44. Surface erosion at upper obverse 
                        edge. Tiny flan crack on reverse edge at 12:30. Good 
                        very fine 
                        Estimated Value: $ 425 



  ... Lot 382 sold for high bid of $410 [ $471.5, or approx 348.91 EUR, 235.75 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 closed June 21st, 2007.

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