421, Lot: 497. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus. 128 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.93 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; mark of value behind / Pax, holding olive branch, scepter, and reins, driving galloping biga right; below, elephant’s head right, wearing bell. Crawford 262/1; Sydenham 496; Caecilia 38; RBW 1060. VF, iridescent tone.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.