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v15_1494 - SCIPIO Denier

SCIPIO Denier VF
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 115.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
Realised price : 166.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 231.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 47-46 AC.
Mint name / Town : Afrique
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : + 950 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,77 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Infime petite contremarque sur le nez au droit. Frappe molle au revers avec une usure importante, mais parfaitement lisible
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : Q. METEL/ PIVS.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Jupiter à droite.
Obverse translation : “Quintus Metellus Pius”, (Quintus Metellus pieux).

Reverse


Reverse legend : SCIPI[O]// IMP À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Élephant passant à droite.
Reverse translation : “Scipio Imperator”, (Scipion imperator).

Commentary


Le revers de ce denier aurait pu servir de modèle à de nombreux types gaulois contemporains, mais son origine africaine et sa diffusion restreinte lui font préférer le denier de César, fabriqué peu de temps auparavant.
The reverse of this denarius could have served as a model for many contemporary Gallic types, but its African origin and its limited distribution make it preferable to the denarius of Caesar, produced shortly before.

Historical background


SCIPIO

(47-46 BC)

Caesar arrives in Africa. The final fight is fought at Thapsus on February 6, 46 BC. Juba I, king of Mauretania, and his ally Scipion, are defeated. Unable to escape, Scipio commits suicide in despair, just like Cato at Utica. Caesar creates the province of Africa Nova and gives a new status to the territory of Carthage. He then returned to Rome where he celebrated a quadruple triumph.

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