272, Lot: 324. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. Restored issue, 82-80 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.84 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin / Macedonian shield with elephant's head in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30. VF, bankers mark on obverse, very faint scratches on reverse.