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ID:     25-0268
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     C. Caecilius Metellus [C. METELLVS]
Date Ruled:     125 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     circa 125 BC
Diameter:     17 mm
Weight:     3.92 g
Obverse Legend:     * / ROMA
Obverse Description:     Head of Roma r., wearing Phrygian helmet; below chin, mark of value *, ROMA behind.
Reverse Legend:     CĀ·METELLVS
Reverse Description:     Jupiter, crowned by Victory, in biga of elephants right, holding thunderbolt in left hand and reins in right; CĀ·METELLVS in exergue.
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     Crawford 269/1
Reference2:     Syd 485
Reference3:     B. Caecilia 14
Reference4:     FFC 203
Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com
Grade:     EF, old cabinet toning.
Notes:     NAC Auction 25 (2003), lot 268.