The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 6h). 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, minor find patina, reverse somewhat off center, scratches largely under tone. VF. An attractive reverse composition.
Ex Quietus Collection; Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 45 (9 June 2017), lot 562.
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