424, Lot: 336. Estimate $100. Sold for $115. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 40-39 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.73 g, 6h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Quinquereme adorned with aquila, scepter, and trident sailing left before the Pharos of Messana, decorated with a statue of Neptune / The monster Scylla, her torso consisting of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club. Crawford 511/4a-c; CRI 335 or 335a; Sydenham 1348; RSC 2 or 2a-b. Fine, toned, rough surfaces.