Crawford 269/1

Moneyer:  C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, 125 BC.

Denomination: Denarius

Obverse:  ROMA Head of Roma to right, wearing Phrygian helmet decorated with a griffin to right; below chin, ✱

Reverse:  C•METELLVS Jupiter standing right in biga of elephants, holding reins in his right hand and thunderbolt in his left; above, Victory flying right, crowning Jupiter with wreath

Reference: Crawford 269/1

Mint: Rome

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Notes: The reverse of this coin depicts the triumphal procession of elephants captured during the First Punic War. In 251 BC, the moneyer's ancestor, L. Caecilius Metellus, led a brilliant victory over the Carthaginians at Panormus, capturing the entire force of enemy elephants.

Collection : 16 Roman Republic