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Contributor: Kenneth Dorney.
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| Issuer: | Gens POMPEIA. Sextus Pompeius, 137 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Roma, jug behind, X in front. |
| Reverse: | She wolf suckling Romulus and Remus as the shepherd Faustulus watches. SEX PO to right, ROMA in exergue. |
| Reference: | Crawford 235/1c. Grade: VF. |
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Contributor: Guy Clark.
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| Issuer: | Gens POBLICIA, Gens POMPEIA. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Imperator; M. Poblicius Legatus Propraetor, 46-45 B.C. AR Denarius (3.58g). |
| Obverse: | Helmeted head of Roma facing right. [M. POBLICI. LEG. PRO upwards? PR behind?] |
| Reverse: | Hispania or Baetica standing right, with shield slung on back, holding spears in left hand, presenting palm branch to soldier standing on prow with right, CN. MAGNVS. IMP upwards on right. |
| Reference: | Crawford 469/1; RSC 1. |
| Comments: | Minted by the son of Pompey the Great. | |
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Contributor: Guy Clark.
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| Issuer: | Gens POMPEIA, 42-40 B.C. Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius Imperator Iterum Praefectus Classis et Orae Meritimae. AR Serrate Denarius (3.56g). |
| Obverse: | Pompey head right, lituus before and jug behind. [MAG. PIVS. IMP. ITER. ?] |
| Reverse: | Neptune standing left between Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, bearing his father on their shoulders. |
| Reference: | Crawford 511/3; RSC 17. Grade: GF. |
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Minted by the son of Pompey the Great. |
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Contributor: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
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| Issuer: | Gens POMPEIA. Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey the Great. 42-40 BC. AR Denarius (3.44 gm). Uncertain Sicilian mint. |
| Obverse: | The Pharos of Messana surmounted by figure of Neptune who holds a trident and a rudder; galley before with aquila on the prow and sceptre on the stern. |
| Reverse: | Scylla wielding rudder in both hands. |
| Reference: | Crawford 511/4a; Sear 335; Sydenham 1348; RSC 2. Grade: aF. |
| Comments: | Comment from CNG: It seems beyond doubt that this coin marks Pompey's "victory" over Octavian's fleet, which was mainly accomplished by an unfavorable wind that drove the latter's ships onto the rocks known as Scylleum near the harbor of Messana. Therefore the dates given for this issue in RSC and Crawford (42-40 BC) are wrong; the disaster at Messana occured circa 38 BC. | |
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