Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3173. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. 127 BC. AR Denarius (3.91 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value below chin; ROMA downwards / Macedonian shield with elephant head right at center; all within wreath. Crawford 263/1b; Sydenham 480a; Caecilia 29a. VF, toned, light graffiti and 198 in India ink on obverse.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.