Watch List notes:

Q. Pompeius Rufus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.63 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of the consul Q. Pompeius Rufus right / Bare head of Sulla right. Crawford 434/1; Sydenham 908; Pompeia 4; RBW 1544. Lightly toned with a hint of iridescence, a few light marks. Good VF. Excellent portrait of Sulla.


From the John L. Cowan Collection. Ex Gemini II (10 January 2006), lot 265.