171, Lot: 131. Estimate $100. Sold for $118. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Caecilius Metellus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.00 g). Laureate head of Apollo right; star below / Roma seated left on shields, holding spear and parazonium; behind, Victory standing left, holding wreath. Crawford 335/1b; Sydenham 611a; Caecilia 45. VF, toned.

From the Karl Sifferman Collection.