E-auction 447-359209 - brm_692360 - CAECILIA Denier

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Estimate :	220 €
Price :	63 €
Maximum bid :	75 €
End of the sale :	08 November 2021 14:46:30
bidders :	13 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: 82 ou 80 AC.

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 3,89 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Joli portrait. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

B.30 (Caecilia) - BMC/RR.1148 - CRR.719 - RRC.369 /1 - RSC.30 - RCV.293 (440$) - CMDRR.207 - MRR.1262

Obverse

Obverse legend : ROMA.

Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite ; sous le menton, marque de valeur (XVI) en monogramme.

Reverse

Reverse legend : M. METELLVS. Q. F..

Reverse description : Bouclier macédonien dans une couronne de laurier, orné en son centre d’une tête d’éléphant.

Reverse translation : “Marcus Metellus Quinti Filius”, (Marcus Metellus fils de Quintus).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation inférieure à dix coins de droit et à onze coins de revers. C’est l’un des deniers les plus rares de la République et un très bon exemple de la restauration d’un type monétaire ancien.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted a lower estimate of ten obverse dies and eleven reverse dies. This is one of the rarest denarii of the Republic and a very good example of the restoration of an ancient monetary type.