Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5267 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $660
GNAEUS POMPEY JUNIOR, (c.46-5 B.C.), silver denarius, Spanish mint (Corduba), (3.98 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, M. POBLICI. [LEG.] PRO PR around, rev. Hispania or Baetica presenting palm to a Pompeian soldier (possibly Pompey himself) who is alighting from prow, CN. MAG[NVS. I]MP around, (S.1384, Cr.469/1a, Syd.1035, RSC Pompey the Great 1). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine and rare.
This coin was struck by Cnaeus Pompey, the son of Pompey Magnus, in an attempt to revive the spirit of the party after his father’s murder.
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