Roman Republic AE denarius. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius 
Scipio and P. Licinius Crassus. African mint, 47-46 BC, 3.86 g. 

CRASS IVN – LEG PRO PR, turreted female head right; 
uncertain rectangular symbol above, rostrum tridens 
(resembling a prow) below, corn-ear to left and 
caduceus to right.
METEL PIVS – SCIP IMP, trophy between lituus and jug.

Licinia 22 and Caecilia 52; Syd. 1049; Sear Imper. 42; Cr 460/3.
Very rare.
With permission of Numismatica Ars Classica, April-May 2016