PompeyMagnusClasEtOraeDenarius
AR Sextus Pompeius Denarius 42-40 B.C.(3.9g)
O: Hd of Pompey Magnus r. between capis and lituus; MAG PIUS IM[P ITER] behind; RSC Pompey the Great 17; BMC Sicily 7; Craw.511/3a(O51/R57).
R: Neptune standing l, foot on prow, hldg aplustre. The Catanean brother Anapias and Amphinomous with their parents on their shoulders on either side; in ex., Clas et Orae Marit EX S C.
G: EF+. Lovely iridescent toning. Outstanding portrait of Pompey.
S: Edward J. Waddell Ltd Online Auction 2, lot 14, 2001
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