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Denarius with head of Gaul, struck under L. Hostilius Saserna
Roman
Republican Period
about 48 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 3.90 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number67.1026
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Gaul, right, with chain around neck. At left, Gallic shield.
Reverse: Naked warrior, shield in left hand, spear in right, standing backwards in biga driven by seated charioteer.
L.HOSTILIVS (above) SASERN (below)
Reverse: Naked warrior, shield in left hand, spear in right, standing backwards in biga driven by seated charioteer.
L.HOSTILIVS (above) SASERN (below)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; December 13, 1967: gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA