128, Lot: 169. Estimate $75. Sold for $241. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius. 125 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Roma right; X below chin / Jupiter driving biga of elephants left; Victory flying above crowns him with wreath. Crawford 269/1; Sydenham 485; Caecilia 14. Nice VF, light toning.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.