Roman Republican coin – HCR60220

Obverse

Design:

Male bust, bearded, draped, right; behind, Gallic shield. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription:

[L]·HOSTILIVS SASERN

Design:

Biga right, driven by charioteer holding whip in left hand and reins in right hand; behind, on biga, warrior facing backwards and holding shield in left hand and hurling spear with right hand. Border of dots.

Information

Period

Roman Republican

Person

L. Hostilius Saserna

Mint

Rome

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

48 BCE

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

AR.45

Acquisition date

1829

Source

Reverend J. W. Mackie

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Reverend J. W. Mackie, 1829.

Reference

RRC : 448/2a

Reference

CRRO : http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-448.2a

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, dcelinska, ltomanelli