343, Lot: 406. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.77 g, 6h). 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. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike, bankers’ marks and a couple scratches under tone on obverse.

Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions VIII (27 September 1989), lot 366.