Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 981. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (3.73 g, 6h). 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. Good VF, gray and iridescent toning, a pair of shallow marks on obverse in right field beneath tone.