CNG 93, Lot: 1097. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.89 g, 8h). 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. Good VF, toned, graffito (five-pointed star) and several punch marks on obverse.

From the Chiltern Collection.