436, Lot: 458. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars right; mallet above, mark of value below chin / Warrior standing left, right foot on cuirass, holding spear and leaning on tabella divided into two compartments, in one CM/(AL) in two lines, in the other a Π, retrograde and sideways; trophy in left field. Crawford 335/3f; Sydenham 615b; Poblicia 8; Type as RBW 1205. VF, toned, a few light scratches and minor deposits. Rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased at London Coin Fair, 2016.

This variety with the voting tablet inscribed C. MAL is quite a lot scarcer than that with a prow. [Andrew McCabe]