344, Lot: 447. Estimate $100. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.94 g, 10h). 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. VF, toned, struck slightly off center on the obverse, banker’s mark behind head.
From the Elwood Rafn Collection.