372, Lot: 366. Estimate $150. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.74 g, 6h). North Italian mint. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Elephant walking left. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43. VF, toned, some iridescence, traces of die rust on obverse. Wonderful elephant.

Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XII (26 September 1990), lot 799.