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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius


Gens: Caecilia
Moneyer: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Date and mint: 81 BC - Italy (North)


Obverse: Head of Pietas, right, with diadem; before, stork. Dotted border.
Legend:

Reverse: Elephant, left. Dotted border.
Legend: Q C M P I

Comment: This denarius must be placed in Hispania when he had himself named Imperator while fighting Sertorius.

Provenance: Astarte SA (2009)
Price: 1,192
374/1
374/1
Image courtesy of: Astarte

Other references

Crawford: 374/1
DR: 446
BMCRR (Grueber): Hispania 43
B (Babelon): Caecilia 43
RSC (Seaby): Caecilia 43
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 213, 214
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 301
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 750
Cal (Calicó): 289
RBW: 1396
Other authors:

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