Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61297 | Auction date: 23 October 2022 |
Lot number: 98182 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,321 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on ![]() |
Lot description: Ancients Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) (48 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.56 gm, 1h). NGC XF 3/5 - 2/5, edge filing. Posthumous issue of uncertain mint in Sicily (Catania?), ca. 42-40 BC. MAG•PIVS•IMP•ITER, bare head of Pompey Magnus right; oenochoe right behind, lituus right before / PRAEF (AE ligate) / CLAS•ET•ORAE• (AE ligate) / MARIT•EX•S•C (MAR ligate), Neptune standing left, aplustre in right hand, right foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers, each carrying a parent on their shoulders. Crawford 511/3a. Sydenham 1344. Pompeia 27. Gold, red, and violet hues on gunmetal blue surfaces. From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Edward Waddell, private sale with old dealer tag https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-cnaeus-pompeius-magnus-pompey-the-great-48-bc-ar-denarius-17mm-356-gm-1h-ngc-xf-3-5-2-5-edge-f/a/61297-98182.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61297-10232022 HID02906262019 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved | ![]() |