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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #40
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                 Lot Number: 64617
                 Estimate: $250.00
                 Final Sale Price: $214.50
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                 Denomination: Denarius
                 Grade: VF
                 Reference: Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4




  L. Hostilius Saserna. 48 BC. AR Denarius (3.66 gm). Head of Gallia right; carnyx
  behind / L. HOSTILIVS SASERNA, Diana of Ephesus standing facing with stag in right
  hand, spear in left. Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4. VF, porous.
  Estimate $250.



  This coin refers to the seige and capture of the Gallic city of Massilia by Caesar's
  forces in 48 BC: The obverse is an allusion to the action in Gaul, and the reverse
  depicts the diety that was revered by the inhabitants of Massilia.





Online auction number 40 closed October 22, 2001.



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