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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 6414045, member: 26430&quot;]<b>EDIT: OOPS! Minor cheat -- this is Rome&#039;s DIANA of Ephesus, not her Greek version, Artemis of Ephesus! I better start paying better attention, should&#039;ve been a Greek one!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;The Dreadlocked Gallia&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1253983[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Roman Republic. L. Hostilius Saserna. AR Denarius</b> (4,03g; 19mm; 8h). Rome, 48 BC.</p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Head of Gallia (as Pallor), right; Gallic trumpet (carnyx) behind.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: L•HOSTILIVS (right) / SASERNA (left). Diana of Ephesus standing facing, holding spear and stag by its antler.</p><p><b>References</b>: Crawford 448/3; Hostilia 4; Syd 953.</p><p><b>Pedigree</b>: <a href="https://auctions.bertolamifinearts.com/it/lot/81754/l-hostilius-saserna-denarius-rome-48-bc-/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.bertolamifinearts.com/it/lot/81754/l-hostilius-saserna-denarius-rome-48-bc-/" rel="nofollow">Bertolami Fine Arts Web Auction 92, Lot 987 (3 Oct 2020)</a>.</p><p><b>Notes</b>: Very rare obverse die and of the finest realism; in my opinion the single most artistic obverse die in the series. Strongly suggestive of having been based on an actual living Gallic woman as the model. Struck on a broader than usual flan, but with an unfortunate flat strike to edge (see also the CNG [2003] example).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEXT: More Wild hair!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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