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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2786010, member: 72818&quot;]WOW!! Congrats on the terrific purchase [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]!! </p><p><br /></p><p>Wonderful posts everyone!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll throw in this denarius: From the date, it&#039;s obvious that this denarius is NOT attributable to the more familiar historical &#039;Scipio&#039; but struck by a much later descendant---Q Caecillus Metellus Pius Scipio. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was struck during his African campaigns and the type refers to Africa and the fertility of the province. He was defeated by Caesar at Thapsus and when cornered in flight by the fleet of Publius Sittius, he committed suicide. Apparently, he was the last man of any consequence to bear that famous name.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Denarius of Q Caecillus Metellus Pius Scipio and Eppius Legatus</p><p>Struck by the military mint traveling with Scipio in Africa, circa 47-46 BC</p><p>Crawford 461/1; 17 mm, 3.87 grams</p><p>Q METELL SCIPIO IMP</p><p>Head of Africa wearing elephant skin headdress, staff of grain to right, plow below</p><p>EPPIVS LEG F C</p><p>Hercules standing/facing with hand on hip, leaning on club, draped with lion skin and set on rock.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]645857[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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