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Coin Type: Oversized modern base metal replica of a silver denarius of L. Hostilius Saserna, Roman Republic, 48 BCE. Mint and Date: (Original) Rome, 48 BCE. Size and Weight: 25mm, 4.8g Obverse: Head of female Gallic captive right with dishevelled hair; carnyx behind. Reverse: L HOSTILIVS SASERNA Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) facing, holding a stag by the base of the antlers in right hand, and an upright spear in left hand. Ref: RCV (2000) 419; RSC Hostilia 4. Provenance: coinmountain (eBay), April 2007. BW Ref: 038 031 108 |
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