COIN (ROMAN)
A contemporary plated copy of a Roman Republican silver denarius of Q Metellus Scipio, Africa, 47-46BC
RRC c.f. 459/1
Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio, Q.
Denomination: Denarius serratus (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: African Mint
Obverse: Laureate head of Jupiter right
Obverse legend: Q.METEL; PIVS
Reverse: Elephant right
Reverse legend: SCIPIO; IMP
Dated: -47.0 to -46.0
Weight (g): 3.3
Diameter (mm): 17.98
Thickness (mm): 2.11
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Three Rivers
County: Hertfordshire
Region: Eastern
Place known as: Sarratt
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-459.1
Notes: The original is from quite a large issue with 93 obverse and 103 reverse dies recorded