Live auction - brm_495421 - CAECILIA Denier
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 31 July 2018 14:20:11 |
Type : Denier
Date: 127 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 3,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Belle tête de Rome. Revers énigmatique. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XXIV, n° 167 et de la collection. C. Oliva
Obverse
Obverse legend : ROMA.
Obverse description : Tête casquée de Rome à droite, coiffée du casque ailé ; sous le menton, marque de valeur (XVI) en monogramme.
Obverse translation : “Roma”, (Rome).
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”, (Marc Metellus fils de Quintus).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de quarante-quatre coins de droit et de cinquante-cinq coins de revers.
Historical background
CAECILIA
(127 BC)
The Caecilia gens is a very powerful plebeian family. In 127 AC, Caius Caecilius Metellus is a magistrate who mints coins.
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