Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8336783, member: 110350"]I think anything post-49 BCE qualifies as "Late Republic," what with that river being crossed and all. So, this:</p><p> </p><p>Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, 47/46 BCE, N. Africa, Utica (provincial capital 30 mi. NW of site of Carthage) <b><u>or</u></b> mobile military mint traveling with Scipio’s camp [<i>see Sear Imperatorial</i> (CRI), infra at p. 34]. Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter right, Q. METEL around to right, <u>PI</u>VS in exergue (PI ligate)/ Rev. African elephant walking right, SCIPIO above, IMP in exergue. Crawford 459/1, Sear Imperatorial (CRI) 45 (pp. 33-34) [David Sear, <i>The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators</i> 49-27 BC (1998)], RSC I Caecilia [Babelon] 47 (ill. p. 21), Sear RCV I 1379 (ill. p. 262), RBW Collection 1601 (ill. p. 337), BMCRR Africa 1, Claire Rowan, <i>From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC - AD 14), Using Coins as Sources</i> (Cambridge 2019) at pp. 44-45 & Fig. 2.22. 19.5 mm., 3.78 g. <i>Purchased from Germania Inferior Numismatics, Netherlands, Dec. 2021</i>.*</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/metellus-scipio-elephant-crawford-459-jpg.1404797/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>*Issued by Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (ca. 95-46 BCE), a great-great-great-grandson of Scipio Africanus [see Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius_Scipio" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius_Scipio" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius_Scipio</a>], and also a member of the Caecilii Metelli family by testamentary adoption [id.]. He issued this coin as the commander-in-chief of the remaining Pompeian forces in North Africa after Pompey’s defeat at Pharsalus and subsequent assassination, leading up to their defeat by Caesar at the Battle of Thapsus (in present-day Tunisia) on 6 Feb. 46 BCE. [Remainder of footnote omitted.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: another Republican denarius with Jupiter on the obverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8336783, member: 110350"]I think anything post-49 BCE qualifies as "Late Republic," what with that river being crossed and all. So, this: Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, 47/46 BCE, N. Africa, Utica (provincial capital 30 mi. NW of site of Carthage) [B][U]or[/U][/B] mobile military mint traveling with Scipio’s camp [[I]see Sear Imperatorial[/I] (CRI), infra at p. 34]. Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter right, Q. METEL around to right, [U]PI[/U]VS in exergue (PI ligate)/ Rev. African elephant walking right, SCIPIO above, IMP in exergue. Crawford 459/1, Sear Imperatorial (CRI) 45 (pp. 33-34) [David Sear, [I]The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators[/I] 49-27 BC (1998)], RSC I Caecilia [Babelon] 47 (ill. p. 21), Sear RCV I 1379 (ill. p. 262), RBW Collection 1601 (ill. p. 337), BMCRR Africa 1, Claire Rowan, [I]From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC - AD 14), Using Coins as Sources[/I] (Cambridge 2019) at pp. 44-45 & Fig. 2.22. 19.5 mm., 3.78 g. [I]Purchased from Germania Inferior Numismatics, Netherlands, Dec. 2021[/I].* [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/metellus-scipio-elephant-crawford-459-jpg.1404797/[/IMG] *Issued by Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (ca. 95-46 BCE), a great-great-great-grandson of Scipio Africanus [see Wikipedia, [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus_Pius_Scipio[/URL]], and also a member of the Caecilii Metelli family by testamentary adoption [id.]. He issued this coin as the commander-in-chief of the remaining Pompeian forces in North Africa after Pompey’s defeat at Pharsalus and subsequent assassination, leading up to their defeat by Caesar at the Battle of Thapsus (in present-day Tunisia) on 6 Feb. 46 BCE. [Remainder of footnote omitted.] Next: another Republican denarius with Jupiter on the obverse.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...