Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1012. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Cnaeus Pompey Jr. 46-45 BC. AR Denarius (3.84 g, 7h). Corduba mint. Helmeted head of Roma right / Hispania standing right, shield slung on back, holding two spears, presenting long palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on large prow, armed with sword. Crawford 469/1d; CRI 48; Sydenham 1035; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great). VF, toned, light porosity.

From the Gordon S. Parry Collection.