CNG 87, Lot: 938. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. The Pharos of Messana, surmounted by statue of Neptune standing right; in foreground, galley left; aquila on prow; scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern / The monster Scylla left, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club with both hands. Crawford 511/4a; CRI 335; Sydenham 1348; RSC 2. VF, struck on a compact flan, a few small scatches. Good quality metal.

From the Clarence & Helen Zaar Maritime Collection.