CNG 84, Lot: 1317. Estimate $400. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 19.19 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 5th emission, AD 251. Bare headed and draped bust right / Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting arm on lyre. RIC IV 215a; Banti 3. VF, dark brown patina, light green highlights.

From the White Mountain Collection.