364, Lot: 173. Estimate $100. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.95 g, 6h). Mint in northern Italy. Diademed head of Pietas right; before, stork standing right / Elephant walking left. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; RBW 1396; Caecilia 43. VF, toned.

From the RBW Collection, purchased from Fred Knobloch, January 1967.