343, Lot: 406. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.77 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. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike, bankers’ marks and a couple scratches under tone on obverse.
Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VIII (27 September 1989), lot 366.