276, Lot: 351. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.66 g, 9h). Mint in Sicily. 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. Near Fine, lightly toned, some light porosity.

From the Collection of Dick Schultz.