Lot 5107
Sale 78 · Important Australian & World Coins & Banknotes, The Lampard Collection, The James Atkinson Collection
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Description
Pompey the Great, (c.46-5 B.C.), silver denarius, Spanish mint, (3.706 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, M. POBLICI. LEG. PRO PR around, rev. Hispania or Baetica presenting palm to Pompey who is alighting from prow, [CN. MAG]NVS. IMP around, (S.1384 [£185 VF], Cr.469/1a, Syd.1035, C. Pompey the Great 1 [£110]). Banker's marks on obverse, otherwise fine and rare.
The issue was struck by Cnaeus Pompey son of Pompey the Great, who went to Spain after his father's death to revive the spirit of the party. It may be the son and not the father on the reverse of the coin. 42 dies was used for the obverse of this coin type as calculated by Crawford.
- Estimate
- $300
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $300