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brm_356873 - CAECILIA Denier

CAECILIA Denier XF/VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 200.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 81 AC.
Mint name / Town : Italie du Nord
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,79 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale, relativement bien centré des deux côtés. Petite tête à l’usure superficielle, bien venue à la frappe. Revers avec des faiblesses de frappe. Patine grise
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Robert Couet

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Pietas (la Piété) diadémée à droite ; devant le visage une cigogne.

Reverse


Reverse legend : Q. C. M. P. I. À L’EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Éléphant d’Afrique passant à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Quintus Cæcilius Metellus Pius Imperator”, (Quintus Caecilius Métellus Pieux Imperator).

Commentary


Petite tête. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 88 coins de droit et de 98 coins de revers. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux et se rencontre moins souvent que celui avec les instruments pontificaux.
Small head. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 88 obverse dies and 98 reverse dies. This type seems rarer than general works suggest and is encountered less often than the one with papal instruments.

Historical background


CAECILIA

(81 BC)

Quintus Caecilius Metellus is the son of Quintus Caecilius Numidicus. He began his career in Africa during the war against Jugurtha with Marius. Pontiff in 97 BC, praetor in 89 BC, grand pontiff in 82 BC, he joined Sylla and shared the consulate with him. Proconsul in Spain between 79 and 72 BC, he was beaten by Sertorius in 79, then in 76 BC when he shared command with Pompey. Sertorius is finally assassinated in 72 BC He shares the triumph in 71 BC with Pompey.

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