256, Lot: 283. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 6h). North Italian mint. Diademed head of Pietas right; stork below chin / Elephant standing left, wearing bell around neck. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43. VF, toned.

From the C.W. Pearson Collection.