Details
LOT 3288
C. Hosidius C. f. Geta AR Denarius. 68 BC. Rome mint.
Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver over shoulder; III VIR downwards to left, GETA downwards to right / The Calydonian boar standing to right, its front legs thrust forward, pierced through by a spear and harried by a hound below; C • HOSIDI • C • F in exergue. Crawford 407/2; BMCRR Rome 3388; RSC Hosidia 1. Good Very Fine.(4.00gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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