364, Lot: 148. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. 127 BC. Æ Semis (22mm, 5.71 g, 1h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn right; S behind / Prow right; Macedonian shield above, S to right. Crawford 263/3a; Sydenham 482; RBW 1066 (this coin). VF, attractive pale green patina, light roughness.

From the RBW Collection (unsold in Numismatica Ars Classica 61, 5 October 2011, lot 1062), purchased from Richard Schaefer, December 1992.