452, Lot: 675. Estimate $100. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Metellus. 194-190 BC. Æ Triens (23mm, 13.98 g, 8h). ME series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Minerva right; •••• (mark of value) above / Prow of galley right; (ME) above, •••• (mark of value) to right. Crawford 132/5; Sydenham 319b; Type as RBW 587. Dark green and brown patina, some roughness. VF. Rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Asta Internazionale del Titano 56 (12 February 1994), lot 141 (£It. 500,000).