Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3462 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200
SEXTUS POMPEY, (42-40 B.C.), silver denarius, Sicilian mint, (3.926 grams), obv. diademed head of Neptune to right, trident before, MAG PIVS IMP ITER around, rev. naval trophey, around PRAEF CL[AS ET ORAE MARIT] EX S.C., (S.1391 [£350 VF], Cr.511/2c, Syd.1347, C. Sextus Pompey 2d [£200]). Slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise nearly very fine/very fine and rare.
Struck to commemorate the naval successes and disaster that befell the enemy.
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