DR-209 | Crawford: 263/1b
Marcus Caecilius Metellus
Marcus Caecilius Metellus
Gens: Caecilia
Moneyer: Marcus Caecilius Metellus
Date and mint: 127 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right, with star on the helmet flap. Dotted border.
Legend: ROMA (arriba)
Symbols: Obverse before, x
Reverse: Shield of Macedonia decorated with elephant heads. Laurel wreath border.
Legend: M METELLVS Q F
Comment: The author of this denarius reminds us that he is the son of Q. Metellus Macedonicus by using as a motif the Macedonian shield in the center of which the emblem of the Caecilius and an elephant head appear.
Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2020)
Price: 500 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 263/1b |
| DR: | 209 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 1147 |
| B (Babelon): | Caecilia 29 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Caecilia 29a |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 206 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 139 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 480a |
| Cal (Calicó): | 282 |
| RBW: | |
| Other authors: |
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