MACEDON (Roman Province). Q. Hortensius Q. f. Hortalus. Proconsul, 44-43 BC. Æ (25mm, 13.42 g, 6h). Cassandraea or Dium mint. Bare head of Hortensius right / Plow right; yoke above; measuring rod to right. RPC I 1509; Kermydi-Sicilianou, Hortensius, 1-19; FITA, p. 33. Dark green patina, some earthen deposits. Near VF. Extremely rare. Only 4 on Coin Archives, including this coin.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Belgica Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 415, 28 February 2018), lot 295.
The last example of this type sold for £2600 hammer in Roma in March 2021