443, Lot: 477. Estimate $200. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.02 g, 10h). Rome mint. Diademed female head (Pietas or Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath / Victory advancing right, holding winged caduceus and trophy. Crawford 448/1a; CRI 17; Sydenham 951; Hostilia 5; Type as RBW 1567. Good VF, toned with some iridescence, a few scratches on the obverse, reverse struck slightly off center.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 26066; Superior Galleries (10 December 1988), lot 2212; Waddell II (12 September 1987), lot 458.