253, Lot: 291. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.85 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Gallia right; carnyx (trumpet) behind / Diana of Ephesus standing facing, holding stag by its antler and spear. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. VF, some porosity, three small test punches on obverse.