436, Lot: 496. Estimate $250. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 1h). North Italian mint. Diademed head of Pietas right; to right, stork standing right / Elephant walking left. Crawford 374/1; Sydenham 750; Caecilia 43. EF, toned, some die rust on obverse, hairline flan crack.

From the William Whetstone Collection.