Watch List notes:

Q. Pompeius Rufus. Denarius; Q. Pompeius Rufus; 54 BC, Denarius, 3.50g. Cr-434/1, Syd-908 (R5), RSC Pompeia-4. Obv: [S]VLLA COS Bare-headed portrait r. of the dictator Sulla, the moneyer\'s maternal grandfather. Rx: RVFVS COS - Q POM RVFI Bare-headed portrait r. of Q. Pompeius Rufus, the moneyer\'s paternal grandfather. Sulla and Rufus, the moneyer\'s two grandfathers, were consuls together in 88 BC. These are the first portraits to appear on Roman coins, and the only numismatic portrait of the famous Sulla, a precursor of Pompey, Caesar, and the Roman emperors. Rare: stuck from fewer than 10 obverse and 11 reverse dies on Crawford\'s estimate.Some pitting and porosity, but portrait clear. F