★ An incredibly sensitive head of Gallia ★

L. Hostilius Saserna, 48 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.82 g, 2 h), Rome. Bare head of Gallia to right, wearing long hair; to left, carnyx (Gallic trumpet). Rev. L•HOSTILIVS - SASERNA Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, with long hair and laurel wreath, holding spear in her left hand and placing her right on the head of a stag leaping to left. Babelon (Hostilia) 4. Crawford 448/3. CRI 19. RBW 1570. Sydenham 953. A magnificent, lustrous piece with an incredibly sensitive head of Gallia. Minor flatness on the reverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.