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Auction: 8006 - The Strathtay Collection of Historical Medals. The Prof Colin Rochester Collection of Engish Medieval Groats.
Lot: 993

Republic, AR Denarius, Utica, Q.Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (Imperator 47-46 BC), laureate head of Jupiter right, q.metel pivs, rev. elephant right, scipio above, imp in ex. (Cr. 459/1; Syd.1046), a good example, toned, about extremely fine Estimate £ 200-250 provenance Harwood, Glendining, 8 October 1975, lot 292 Issued in North Africa in Scipio´´s name only, so thought to be a product of a military mint prior to the battle of Thapsus.

Estimate
£200 to £250