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Denarius with head of Cn. Pompey Magnus, struck under Sextus Pompey
Roman
Late Republican Period
42–40 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Uncertain mint
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.03 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1970.262
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Cn. Pompey Magnus, right; behind, one-handled jug;
before, lituus.
MAG PIVS IMP ITER
Reverse: Neptune, nude except for diadem and holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm, standing between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing his father on his shoulders.
Above: PRA[E]F in exergue: CLAS ET ORA[E] / M[A]R IT EX S C
before, lituus.
MAG PIVS IMP ITER
Reverse: Neptune, nude except for diadem and holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm, standing between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing his father on his shoulders.
Above: PRA[E]F in exergue: CLAS ET ORA[E] / M[A]R IT EX S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; April 8, 1970: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.