SH79740. Silver denarius, SRCV I 1380/2 (small Africa head), BMCRR Africa 12 (same), RSC I Caecilia 50a (same), Crawford 461/1, Sydenham 1051, Sear CRI 44, F, corrosion, scratches, slightly off-center, Africa, Utica mint, weight 3.340g, maximum diameter 17.9mm, die axis 270
o, 47 - 46 B.C.; obverse Q METELL SCIPIO IMP, head of Africa right, laureate and clad in elephant scalp, stalk of grain before, plow below; reverse EPPIVS LEG F C, Herakles standing facing, naked, right hand on hip, resting on club draped with Nemean lion's skin and set on a rock;
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