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C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. 64 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder / Calydonian Boar standing right, pierced by spear and harried by hound below. Crawford 407/2; Sydenham 903; Hosidia 1; RBW 1456. Iridescent toning, a few light marks, surface crack on obverse. Near EF.
From the G. Savonarola Collection. Ex Benito Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 586.
The reverse of this type features the Calydonian Boar, a symbol of Hercules linked to his conquest over the Erymanthian boar, one of his twelve labors.
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