Lot 3453
Cnaeus Pompey Junior, d. 45 BC. AE As (21.28 g) minted in Spain, c. 46-45 BC. 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.
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.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Ex Superior's Grove and Grover Collecions sale (11 VI 86), lot 1729.
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