Description : Ancient Roman Republican Gold Sextus Pompey Aureus Sextus Pompeius, Sextus Pompey | | Forgeries made by Becker.
Aureus, Sicily 42-40, AV 7.94 g. MAG·PIVS· – IMP .ITER. Bearded and bare head of Sextus Pompeius r.; all within oak wreath. Rev. PRÆF Heads of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, on l., and Cn. Pompeius Junior, on r., facing each other; on either side, lituus and tripod. Below, CLAS·ET·ORÆ / MARIT·EX·S·C. Babelon Pompeia 24. C 1. Bahrfeldt 87. Sydenham 1346. Sear Imperators 332. Kent-Hirmer pl. 27 and 28, 102. Calicò 71 (this coin). Crawford 511/1. |