CNG 90, Lot: 1363. Estimate $400. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.62 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) behind / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, holding spear and stag by its antler. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. Good VF, toned, areas of minor porosity, a few light scratches on reverse.

From the Deyo Collection. Ex Superior (10 December 1993), lot 1809.