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L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.07 g, 9 h), Rome. Bare head of Gallia to right, wearing long hair; to left, carnyx (Gallic trumpet). Rev. HOSTILIVS - SASERNA Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, with long hair and laurel wreath, holding spear in her left hand and placing her right on the head of a stag leaping to left. Babelon (Hostilia) 4. Crawford 448/3. CRI 19. RBW 1570. Sydenham 953. A wonderful piece, beautifully toned and unusually well centered, and with a fine pedigree. Banker's mark on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 94, 6 October 2016, 6 and Numismatica Ars Classica 84, 20 May 2015, 1682, and from the collections of a 'student and his mentor', Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 73, 18 November 2013, 186 and Dr. E. P. Nicolas, Leu 17, 3-4 May 1977, 665.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 94, 6 October 2016, 6 and Numismatica Ars Classica 84, 20 May 2015, 1682, and from the collections of a 'student and his mentor', Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 73, 18 November 2013, 186 and Dr. E. P. Nicolas, Leu 17, 3-4 May 1977, 665.