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REPUBLIC, SILVER DENARIUS OF SEXTUS POMPEIUS, Sicily, ca. 42 BC, 3.579g, 1h. Crawford 511/3. Rare thus. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Possibly the finest known. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
The reverse shows Neptune - which bears some resemblance to the so-called Lateran Poseidon -, flanked by two men carrying two persons each. Identified with the Catanean brothers, they are one of the most famous allegory of Pietas erga parentes. Sextus tried here to emphasize something more than just his devotion to his renowned father. Besides a reminder of his victory over Octavian, it was clearly a reminiscence of his loyalty toward the ideals of the Republic...
The reverse shows Neptune - which bears some resemblance to the so-called Lateran Poseidon -, flanked by two men carrying two persons each. Identified with the Catanean brothers, they are one of the most famous allegory of Pietas erga parentes. Sextus tried here to emphasize something more than just his devotion to his renowned father. Besides a reminder of his victory over Octavian, it was clearly a reminiscence of his loyalty toward the ideals of the Republic...