Sextus Pompey, † 35 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.83 g, 3 h), military mint in Sicily, 37-36. MAG•PIVS•[IMP ITER] Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus to right; to left, jug; to right, lituus. Rev. [PRAEF] / CLAS•ET•ORAE / MAR IT•EX•S•C] Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to left and right, the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions. Babelon (Pompeia) 27. Crawford 511/3a. CRI 334. RBW 1785. Sydenham 1344. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.
From an American collection of Roman Republican and Imperatorial coins, ex Martí Hervera /Soler y Llach 1066, 3 May 2011, 143 (with collector's ticket).
Price realized | 400 CHF |
Starting price | 75 CHF |