Lot 1574
Cnaeus Pompey Junior. AE As (21.28g), died 45 BC. Minted in Spain, c. 46-45 B.C. Laureate head of Janus; above, denomination mark. Reverse: Prow right of galley. Cr. 471/1; Syd. 1040. NGC graded VF; Strike 3/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $500 - UP
Cnaeus Pompeius was the elder son of Pompey the Great and Mucia. He and the Pompeians were defeated in Spain at Munda by Caesar and his forces. Sextus Pompey (younger son of Pompey the Great and Mucia) fled, but Cnaeus was executed.
Ex Rynearson Collection; Ex Superior's Grove and Grover Collection Sale (11 VI 86), lot 1729.
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