The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 12h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Near EF.Triton XXVII Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 12h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, [lituus to right]; MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER around / Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; PRÆF above; CLAS • ET • OR[Æ]/(MAR)IT • EX • S • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; Kestner 3783-4; RBW 1785. Deep cabinet toning, obverse off center. Near EF. Superb reverse details. |