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Auction 83  20 May 2015
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Lot 499

Estimate: 10 000 CHF
Price realized: 16 000 CHF
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The Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part III

Sextus Pompeius. Aureus, Sicily 37-36, AV 8.55 g. MAG·PIVS· – IMP·ITER. Bearded and bare head of Sextus Pompeius r.; all within oak wreath. Rev. PRAEF Heads of Cn. Pompeius Magnus on l., and Cn. Pompeius Junior on r., facing each other; at sides, lituus and tripod. Below, CLAS·ET·ORAE / MARIT·EX·S·C. C 1. Babelon Pompeia 24. Bahrfeldt 87. Sear Imperators 332. Woytek Arma et Nummi p. 559. Calicó 71b (this coin illustrated). RBW 1783. Crawford 511/1.
Rare. Struck on a very broad flan, several edge marks, possibly
traces of mounting, otherwise about very fine
Ex NFA sale XIV, 1984, 296.

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