CNG 88, Lot: 1181. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Cnaeus Pompey Jr. Summer 46-Spring 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Corduba mint. Marcus Poblicius, legatus pro praetore. Helmeted head of Roma right within border of dots / Hispania standing right, shield on her back, holding two spears over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword. Crawford 469/1e; CRI 48a; Sydenham 1035a; RSC 1a (Pompey the Great). Good VF, toned.