443, Lot: 478. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. 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 (19.5mm, 4.00 g, 1h). 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; Type as RBW 1570. Good VF, attractive cabinet toning, peripheral striking weakness.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection (Peus 420, 1 November 2017), lot 119.