Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1170. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus. 128 BC. AR Denarius (3.87 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value behind / Pax driving galloping biga right, holding palm branch, scepter, and reins; elephant head right, wearing bell below. Crawford 262/1; Sydenham 496; Caecilia 38. Near EF, gold-gray toning, tiny scratch on helmet below wing and on reverse at 7 o’clock near edge. Well centered and boldly struck.