Denarius of M. Caecilius Metellus
Minted:Rome, Italy
Culture: Roman
Date: 127 BC
Medium: Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
weight: 0.1 oz. (3.94 grams)
die axis: 6
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the George Noel His Endowment Fund
Object number: 2024.1
Inscribed: Obverse legend: ROMA (written upward, at left); X (mark of value, below Roma’s chin).
Reverse legend (between the wreath and the shield): M · METELLVS · Q · F
Provenance: with Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847-1925), Frankfurt, by 1925; sold by his heirs, Adolph Cahn & Adolph Hess auction, Frankfurt, July 17, 1933, lot 571; sold, Numismatica Ars Classica, Zurich, Oct. 6, 2020, lot 518; sold, Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Frederick, MD, 2021; sold, Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXVII sale, New York, Jan. 9, 2024, lot 581, to the San Antonio Museum of Art
Published References
Adolph Cahn & Adolph Hess, Die Gold- und Silbermünzen der römischen Republik. Sammlung Justizrat Dr. Jr. et Phil. H. C. Ernst Justus Haeberlin (Frankfurt, 1933), 28, no. 571, pl. 5.
Numismatica Ars Classica 120 (October 6, 2020), lot 518.
Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXVII (January 9-10, 2024), p. 202, lot 581
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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