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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 5401339, member: 86498&quot;]Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Ar Denarius 47-46 BC Obv Head of Jupiter right laureate. Rv Elephant advancing right. Crawfords 459/1 CRI 45 4.14 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1233296[/ATTACH] It is interesting how archaic this image of Jupiter&nbsp; looks.&nbsp; I wonder if we are actually looking at a more Punic deity. The elephant actually looks like a juvenile and doesn&#039;t look particularly dangerous. The so call Imperatorial series is actually a fascinating period of coinage. There are so many competing messages. This one appears to convey the message that the success that his supposed ancestor Scipio Africanus enjoyed in Africa will be repeated by him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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