CNG 93, Lot: 1096. Estimate $300. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.85 g, 11h). Mint in northern Italy. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Capis and lituus within laurel wreath. Crawford 374/2; Sydenham 751; Caecilia 44. EF, iridescent toning, struck with slightly rusty obverse die.