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Sextus Pompey. Silver Denarius (3.95 g), 37/6 BC. Uncertain mint in Sicily. MAG PIVS IMP ITER, bare head of Pompey the Great right; behind, jug (capis); before, lituus. Reverse: PRÆF above, ORÆ • (MAR)IT • ET / CLAS • EX • S • C in two lines in exergue, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus with their parents on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3b; HCRI 334a; Sydenham 1345; RSC 18 (Pompey the Great). Very Rare variety of this popular issue. Wonderful high relief portrait of remarkable quality. Lightly toned with light iridescence. Wonderful style and an absolute beauty! Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $20,000 - UP
The brothers Anapias and Amphinomus carried their parents upon their shoulder to safety during an eruption of Mt. Aetna near their home in Sicily. Familial fidelity was highly valued in Roman society, and was used on this issue along with the obverse depicting the head of Pompey the Great to show his son's, Sextus Pompey, fidelity to his memory.
Ex NAC 15 (18 May 1999), 225.
The brothers Anapias and Amphinomus carried their parents upon their shoulder to safety during an eruption of Mt. Aetna near their home in Sicily. Familial fidelity was highly valued in Roman society, and was used on this issue along with the obverse depicting the head of Pompey the Great to show his son's, Sextus Pompey, fidelity to his memory.
Ex NAC 15 (18 May 1999), 225.