297, Lot: 313. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.36 g, 2h). North Italian mint. Diademed head of Pietas right; before, stork standing right / Capis and lituus within laurel wreath. Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 751; Caecilia 44. Fine, toned.

From the Richard Weigel Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (29 April 1976), lot 992.