★ Splendid portrait of Pompeius Magnus ★

Sextus Pompey, 43–35 BC.
Denarius (AR, 19 mm, 3.97 g) military mint in Sicily, 37–36 BC.
MAG PIVS IMP ITER Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus right; behind, jug; in front, lituus / [PRAEF] / CLAS ET ORAE (AE ligate) / MARIT (MAR ligate) EX S C Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to his left and right, the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions.
Crawford 511/3a; RBW 1785; Sydenham 1344; Babelon (Pompeia) 27.
Beautiful dark old cabinet toning with a light iridescence. Very attractive specimen. Reverse off-centre with areas of weakness. Otherwise, about extremely fine.