★ Ex Goldberg 14, 2 June 2002, 4484 ★

C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus, 96 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.82 g, 1 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Mars to right; above, mallet to right; below chin, star (mark of values). Rev. C•MAL Naked, nude but for cloak, standing front, head to left, holding spear in his right hand and placing his right foot on cuirass set on the ground; in field to left, trophy; in field to right, prow of galley; on prow, grasshopper to right. Babelon (Poblicia) 6. Crawford 335/3d. RBW 1204. Sydenham 615a. Beautifully toned. Minor deposits and with light marks, otherwise, good very fine.

From an American collection of Roman Republican and Imperatorial coins, ex Goldberg 14, 2 June 2002, 4484 (with collector's and original auction tickets).