Pompey the Great (49 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.80 gm, 6h). Mint traveling with Pompey in Greece. Terentius Varro, proquaestor. VARRO. PRO. Q, terminal bust of Jupiter right, diademed / MAGN. PRO/COS in two lines in exergue, upright scepter between dolphin and eagle standing left. Crawford 447/1a. Sear 8. Sydenham 1033. RSC 3. Rare. Small banker's mark on obverse. Toned. Good Very Fine.From the Mayflower Collection. Ex CNR 18/2 (1993), no. 166. The reverse of the coin alludes to Pompey's defeat of the Cilician pirates and conquest of the kingdom of Pontus under Mithradates VI.
Estimate: 1300.00-1800.00 USD