The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.48 g, 3h). Uncertain Sicilian mint.

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Lot: 531. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.48 g, 3h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right / Neptune standing left, holding apluster and resting foot on prow between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1785. Toned with some iridescence, light roughness, obverse flan flaw. Near VF.

Ex J.P. Righetti Collection, no. 7380 (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 222, 11 November 2009), lot 336.


Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 12:56:40 ET.

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