Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 596 Price realized: 4,250 USD (Approx. 3,893 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head of Gallia right, wearing long, dissheveled hair; carnyx (Gallic trumpet) to left / Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, laureate, wearing long hair falling down her shoulders and long flowing robes, holding spear in left hand and stag by its antlers in her right; SASERNA upward around left, L • HOSTILIVS downward to right. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4; BMCRR Rome 3996-8; Kestner 3541; RBW 1570. Deeply toned, minor die flaws. EF. Rare in this grade, exceptional reverse details. Ex Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1829. Estimate: 1000 USD |