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Auction: 13013 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 30

Pompey the Great, Denarius, issue of his son Sextus Pompey, Sicily, 42-40 BC, bare head of Pompey the Great right, between capis and lituus, mag pivs imp iter, rev. praef clas et orae marit ex s c, Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding aplustre, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions and each carrying a parent on their shoulders (Crawford 511/3a; Sydenham 1344; C. 17), unusually well-centred and complete, with all legend showing, about extremely fine, reverse good very fine

provenance
CNG, 13 October 2010, lot 161

Sold for
£2,000