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ID:     21642
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius
Date Ruled:     81 BC as Imperator
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     B.C. 81
Diameter:     18.4 mm
Weight:     3.775 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Description:     Diademed head of Pietas right, hair tied in a knot, and wearing earring, stork before
Reverse Legend:     Q.C.M.P.I
Reverse Description:     Elephant walking left, bell hanging from its neck, Q.C.M.P.I in ex
Mint:     Northern Italian
Primary Reference:     Crawford 374/1
Reference2:     RSC Caecilia 43
Reference3:     Sydenham 750
Reference4:     SRCV 301
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=20754