452, Lot: 648. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.01 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) to left / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, placing hand on head of stag leaping left and holding spear. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. Lightly toned, reverse struck slightly off center. Near EF.