Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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SEXTUS POMPEY. AR Denarius (3.67 gms), Uncertain Mint in Sicily, 37/6 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Chips.
Cr-511/3a; CRI-334; Syd-1344. Obverse: Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, [lituus to right]; Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding apluster and resting foot on prow between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders. Though struck somewhat off-center on the obverse, this charming example still presents a forceful rendition of one of the key historical figures of the period, Pompey the Great.
Estimate: $700 - $1000
Cr-511/3a; CRI-334; Syd-1344. Obverse: Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, [lituus to right]; Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding apluster and resting foot on prow between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders. Though struck somewhat off-center on the obverse, this charming example still presents a forceful rendition of one of the key historical figures of the period, Pompey the Great.
Estimate: $700 - $1000