CNG Auction #16
Web Product ID: 3481
Estimate: $300.00
Final Sale Price: $209.00
Denomination: Quinarius
Grade: VF toned
Reference: Crawford 480/28; Sydenham 1048; Mettia 1

 M. Mettius. Circa 44 BC. AR Quinarius (1.41 gm). Head or Juno Sospita wearing goat's
  skin right; coiled serpant erect behind / Victory in biga right; M. METTI in exergue.
  Crawford 480/28; Sydenham 1048; Mettia 1. Toned VF; large reverse flan flaw in field,
  irregular flan. Estimate $300.

Apparently quite scarce, this being the first example in a CNG auction.

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