The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 11h). Uncertain Sicilian mint.

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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 11h). 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, porosity, light scratches, minor doubling on reverse, banker’s mark. Good Fine.

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex London Coins 181 (3 June 2023), lot 1337.