279, Lot: 406. Estimate $300. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.76 g, 1h). 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-c; CRI 335 or 335a; Sydenham 1348; RSC 2-2b. VF, toned, a few very light scratches, struck on a compact flan.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.