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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 3369290, member: 74282&quot;]That&#039;s a very attractive coin and a type that I still don&#039;t have, though I do have this moneyer&#039;s less popular type:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]893657[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperatorial period AR denarius(4.04g, 18mm), L Hostilius Saserna, moneyer, 48 B.C., Rome mint. Diademed female head(Pietas or Clementia?) right, covered by oak wreath / Victory advancing right, holding winged caduceus and trophy. Crawford 448/1a; Sear HCRI 17; Sydenham 951; Hostilia 5.</p><p>Ex CNG e-auction 393, March 15, 2017, lot 228, ex Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, ex CNG e-auction 259, July 6 2011, lot 287</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular coin is actually a rare stylistic variety where the wreath that is normally around the obverse bust completely covers the head.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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