Triton XVI, Lot: 877. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 4h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. The Pharos of Messana, surmounted by statue of Neptune standing right, holding trident in right hand and rudder in left, left foot on prow; in foreground, galley left; aquila on prow; scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern; around / The monster Scylla left, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club with both hands; PRÆF CLAS ET ORÆ MAR IT EX SC around. Crawford 511/4a; CRI 335; RSC 2; Sydenham 1348; Kestner 3785; BMCRR Sicily 18-19. Good VF, deeply toned, iridescent highlights, a few light marks beneath tone. Exceptional centering for this issue.

From the Goldman Roman Imperatorial Collection. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 626; Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 668.