The Pompeians. Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great). Spring 48 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Mint moving with Pompey in Greece; Cn. Calpurnius Piso,
proquaestor. Head of Numa Pompilius right, wearing diadem inscribed NVMA; CN • PISO • PRO • Q to left / Prow of galley right; MAGN above; PRO • COS below. Crawford 446/1; CRI 7; Sydenham 1032; RSC 4 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1565. Iridescent toning, a few light marks. EF.
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 58 (9 April 1992), lot 629; Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII (4 December 1991), lot 598.
