| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 581 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,037 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: M. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus. 127 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ornamented with griffin's head, the visor in three pieces and peaked, star on ear-flap, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; X (mark of value) below chin; ROMA upward to left / Macedonian shield with head of elephant right in central boss, surrounded by laurel wreath; M • METELLVS • Q • F around. Crawford 263/1a; Sydenham 480; Caecilia 29; BMCRR Rome 1145; Kestner 2368-70; RBW 1064. Old cabinet toning with light iridescence. EF. Exceptional, one of the finest known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (6 October 2020), lot 518; Ernst Justus Haeberlin Collection (Cahn & A. Hess, 17 July 1933), lot 571. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
