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LOT 3543
L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus AR Denarius. 128 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; mark of value behind / Pax driving galloping biga to right, holding olive branch, sceptre, and reins; elephant's head wearing bell and ROMA below. Crawford 262/1; BMCRR Rome 1044; RSC Caecilia 38. Very Fine.(3.87gr, 17mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry (H5) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
The moneyer's father Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus defeated the Macedonian pretender Andriscus in 148 BC.
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