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Sextus Pompey AR Denarius. Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. Massilia, 44-43 BC. Bare head of Pompey Magnus to right; NEPTVNI behind, trident before, dolphin swimming to right below / Galley under oar and sailing to right; star in upper left field, [Q]•NASIDIVS below. Crawford 483/2; CRI 235; Sydenham 1350; BMCRR Sicily 21-24; RSC 20 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1698. 4.14g, 19mm, 5h.
About Good Extremely Fine; amongst the finest known examples of this issue.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica SG, Auction 92, 23 May 2016, lot 401.
According to Dio Cassius, following success in naval battles against Octavian, Sextus Pompey (one of the sons of Pompey the Great) came to be known as 'Son of Neptune' as reflected in the obverse legend NEPTVNI and trident symbol. The reverse legend names Quintus Nasidius, an admiral under Pompey Magnus and then Sextus. Realising the futility of the Pompeian cause, Nasidius eventually defected to the camp of Marc Antony, and fought under him at the Battle of Actium, after which point he disappears from the historical record.
About Good Extremely Fine; amongst the finest known examples of this issue.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica SG, Auction 92, 23 May 2016, lot 401.
According to Dio Cassius, following success in naval battles against Octavian, Sextus Pompey (one of the sons of Pompey the Great) came to be known as 'Son of Neptune' as reflected in the obverse legend NEPTVNI and trident symbol. The reverse legend names Quintus Nasidius, an admiral under Pompey Magnus and then Sextus. Realising the futility of the Pompeian cause, Nasidius eventually defected to the camp of Marc Antony, and fought under him at the Battle of Actium, after which point he disappears from the historical record.