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Denarius with head of Gallia, struck under L. Hostilius Saserna

Roman
Republican Period
about 48 B.C.
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 4.02 gm.
Credit Line Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.632
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of Gallia, right, with long, unkempt hair; behind carnyx (trumpet).
Reverse: Diana standing facing, holding spear in left hand, grasping stag by the horns with right hand.
L.HOSTILIVS SASERNA