Lot 1111
Sextus Pompey. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 37/6 BC. Uncertain mint in Sicily. [MAG PIVS IMP IT]ER, bare head of Pompey the Great right; behind, jug (capis); before, lituus. Reverse: PRÆF above; [CLAS ET ORÆ / (MAR)IT EX S C] in two lines in exergue, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus with their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a; HCRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great). Off-centered with a wonderful portrait struck in high relief. Attractively toned. NGC Photo certificate grade XF; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5, Edge chip. Estimated Value $350 - UP
Ex The William Oldknow Collection.
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