Cnaeus Pompey Magnus AR Denarius. Mint in Greece, 49-48 BC. Diademed terminal bust of Jupiter to right; VARRO•PRO•Q downwards around / Sceptre between dolphin and eagle; MAGN•PRO COS in two lines in exergue. Crawford 447/1a; BMCRR Spain 64; CRI 8; Sydenham 1033; RSC 3. 3.88g, 19mm, 8h.
Near Mint State; superficial planchet crack on rev., areas of weak strike, beautiful old cabinet tone with blue iridescence surrounding obv. devices. Rare.
From the Vogelberg Collection (Switzerland), formed c. 1960-1985.