Watch List notes:

Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, 137 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 4.00 g, 6 h), Rome. Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet, pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind, jug; before, X (mark of value). Rev. SEX•PO FOSTLVS / ROMA She-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus; to left, shepherd Faustulus leaning right on staff; behind, ficus Ruminalis with one bird on trunk and two on upper branches. Babelon (Pompeia) 1. Crawford 235/1c. RBW 972. Sydenham 461a. Nicely toned. Minor deposits and with a few light marks, otherwise, very fine.


From the J. M. A. L. Collection, formed between 1970 and 2000, Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, 231 (with collector's ticket) and ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt FPL 26, August 1978, 125.