Roman Republican Coinage M. Caecilius Metellus. Denarius 82-80, AR 3.84 g. 

ROMA, Head of Apollo right, hair in formal wringlets and 
wearing taenia. Star beneath chin
M METELLVS Q F, Macedonian shield decorated with elephant's 
head; all within laurel wreath. 

Caecilia 30; Syd. 719; RBW 1389; Crawford 369/1. 
Scarce. 

With permission of Numismatica Ars Classica auction 100, Lot 1476, May 2017.
Estimate: 300 CHF.