CNG 112, Lot: 496. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Q. Caecilius Metellus. 130 BC. Æ Semis (21.5mm, 8.86 g, 1h). Rome mint(?). Laureate head of Saturn right; S (mark of value) behind / Prow of galley right; [S] (mark of value) before. Crawford 256/2a; Sydenham 510; cf. RBW 1043 (for type). Dark brown surfaces, some minor pitting. VF.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Roberto Russo Collection, with his ticket dated 2007.