Lot 3519

Description

Sextus Pompey, younger son of Pompey the Great, (died 35 B.C.), silver denarius, mint of Sicily, issued 42-40 B.C., (3.530 grams), obv. bare head of Pompey the Great to right, jug behind, lituus before, [MAG] PIVS IMP ITER around, rev. Neptune standing to left with right foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the Catanean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, each of whom bears a parent on his shoulders, [PRAEF] above, CLAS ET OR[AE] over MARIT EX S[C], (S.1392 [£600 VF], Cr. 511/3a, Syd. 1344, C. Pompey 17). Weak in places, otherwise fine and rare.

See note above.