★ Pharos of Messana ★

Sextus Pompey Magnus 43-36 BC. Military mint in Sicily
Denarius AR

16 mm, 3,36 g

[MAG • PIVS •] IMP • IT[ER], the Pharos of Messana surmounted by a statue of Neptune standing right, holding trident in his right hand and with his left foot on prow, in foreground, galley left with aquila on prow, scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern / PRÆF [ORÆ.. IT • ET • CLAS • S • C], Skylla, with two fish tails and three dogs' heads, attacking with a rudder to left.

very fine

Crawford 511/4.