421, Lot: 545. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. Restored issue, 82-80 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia; mark of value below chin / Macedonian shield with elephant's head on central boss; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 369/1; Sydenham 719; Caecilia 30; RBW 1389. VF, toned, scratches on obverse.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.