ROMAN REPUBLICAN. Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. 137 B.C. AR denarius. 3.96 gm. 19 mm. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; capis behind, X (mark of value) below chin / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling Romulus and Remus; to left, the shepherd Faustulus standing right; birds in a fig tree behind; SEX PO FOSTLVS around, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 235/1c. Sydenham 461a. RSC Pompeia 1a. RBW 972. Good Very Fine; light attractive tone; obverse interestingly struck from slightly deteriorated dies; bold, good style, dramatic rendering of this iconic scene, the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.

Ex Hild 69 (15 September 1995) lot 211.