266, Lot: 323. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.85 g, 4h). Rome mint. Head of Gallia right; carnyx (trumpet) behind / Diana of Ephesus standing facing, holding stag by its antler and spear. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. Good VF, darkly toned, areas of flat strike.

From the Deyo Collection. Ex Stack’s (10 December 1987), lot 3415.