Lot 395

L. Hostilius Saserna - AR Denarius (Rome 48 BC, 3.76 g) - Bearded male head to right, his hair straggling out behind him, cloak around neck and Gallic shield behind / L.HOSTILIVS / SASERN Nude Gallic warrior, holding shield with his left hand and hurling spear with his right, standing left in a galloping biga being driven to right by a seated charioteer holding a whip (Cr. 448/2a, Syd. 952) - VF+, the head on this famous coin has long been identified as that of Vercingetorix, the defeated Gallic leader who graced Caesar's triumph in Rome.