CNG 97, Lot: 605. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) to left / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, holding stag leaping left by its antlers and spear. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. EF, darkly toned, traces of red deposits.