197, Lot: 115. Estimate $100. Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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C. Hosidius C.f. Geta / C. Valerius Flaccus. 68 BC or later. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.03 g, 2h). Mule of two moneyers. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder / Legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H and P. Cf. Crawford 407/2 and 365/1a; Hosidia 1 and Valeria 12. Near VF, roughness and porosity.
An unusual mule pairing an obverse of C. Hosidius C.f. Geta (circa 68 BC; Crawford 407/2) and a reverse of C. Valerius Flaccus (circa 82 BC; Crawford 365/1a).