Denarius of M. Caecilius Metellus
Minted:Rome, Italy
Date: 127 BC
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