brm_1019308 - HOSTILIA Denier
200.00 €(Approx. 226.00$ | 170.00£)
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Type : Denier
Date: 48 AC.
Mint name / Town : Italie ou Rome
Metal : fourré silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 2,91 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan centré. Joli droit. Métal vile visible par endroit. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
B.4 (Hostilia) - BMC/RR.3996 pl. 50/11 - CRR.953 (3) - RRC.
448 /3 - RSC.4 - RCV.419 (520$) - RHC.1 - CRI.19 - CMDRR.756
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête féminine “à la chevelure libre” à droite (la Gaule) ; derrière, un carnyx.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L. HOSTILIVS/ SASERNA.
Reverse description : Diane d'Ephèse debout de face, tenant de la main droite un cerf et de la gauche, une javeline verticale.
Reverse translation : “Lucius Hostilius Saserna”, (Lucius Hostilius Saserna).
Commentary
Monnaie fourrée. Poids léger. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 126 coins de droit et de 140 coins de revers.
Historical background
HOSTILIA
(48 BC)
Lucius Hostilius Saserna is from Cremona in Cisalpine Gaul. He owes his career to Julius Caesar, whom he followed throughout the Gallic Wars (58-50 BC). In the fratricidal struggle between Caesarians and Pompeians, he remains faithful to Caesar and participates in the siege of Marseilles. He served in Africa and is mentioned by Cicero as a friend of Antony and Octave.
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