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Auction 114  28-31 March 2017
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Lot 4280

Starting price: 480 AUD
Price realized: 480 AUD
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Gnaeus Pompey Junior, (c.46-5 B.C.), silver denarius, Spanish mint (Corduba), (3.81 g), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, M. POBLICI. LEG. PRO PR around, rev. Hispania or Baetica presenting palm to a Pompeian soldier (possibly Pompey himself) who is alighting from prow, CN. MAGNVS. IMP around, (S.1384, Cr.469/1a, Sear Imperators 48, Syd.1035, RSC Pompey the Great 1). Lightly toned, off centred reverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare. Provenance - Ex Dr Adrian Carr Collection and from Marc Breitspecher of Ancient Imports, Grand Marais MN, USA, December 2005. This coin was struck by Gnaeus Pompey, the son of Pompey Magnus, in an attempt to revive the spirit of the party after his father's murder.

Estimate: 800 AUD
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