421, Lot: 499. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius. 125 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.92 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value below chin / Jupiter, holding reins and thunderbolt, driving biga of elephants left; above, Victory flying right, holding wreath. Crawford 269/1; Sydenham 485; Caecilia 14; RBW 1085. VF, toned.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.