163, Lot: 215. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. 127 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.88 g). Helmeted head of Roma right; star on helmet / Macedonian shield on which there is an elephant's head; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 263/1a; Sydenham 480; Caecilia 29. VF, lightly toned, a little porous.