CNG 90, Lot: 1364. Estimate $400. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) behind / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, holding spear and stag by its antler. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. Good VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse, traces of deposits.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXII (2 September 1992), lot 301.