Watch List notes:

C. Malleolus, A. Albinus Sp.f., and L. Caecilius Metellus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars right; mallet above, mark of value below chin / Warrior standing left, right foot on cuirass, holding spear and leaning on tabella divided into two compartments, in one CM/(AL) in two lines, in the other a Π, retrograde and sideways; trophy in left field. Crawford 335/3f; Sydenham 615b; Poblicia 8; Type as RBW 1205. VF, toned, a few light scratches and minor deposits. Rare.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased at London Coin Fair, 2016.

This variety with the voting tablet inscribed C. MAL is quite a lot scarcer than that with a prow. [Andrew McCabe]