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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     851827 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     Q. Nasidius and Cn. Pompeius Magnus Date Ruled:     44-43 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Date Struck:     BC 44-43 Diameter:     21 mm Weight:     3.99 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Legend:     NEPTVNI Obverse Description:     Bare head of Pompey the Great right; NEPTVNI to left, trident to right; below head, dolphin right Reverse Legend:     Q • NASIDIVS Reverse Description:     Quinquereme with five rowers, advancing right under full sail, gubernator at stern, uncertain figure at prow; six-rayed star in upper left field; Q • NASIDIVS below Mint:     Massilia (Marseilles) Primary Reference:     Crawford 483/2 Reference2:     RSC 20 (Pompey the Great) Reference3:     Sydenham 1350 Reference4:     CRI 235; Kestner 3698; BMCRR Sicily 21-4 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=148806 Notes:     Quintus Nasidius was commander of Sextus' fleet while Sextus was in Massalia watching political events unfold further east. Coins of this issue do not bear the title praefectus classis et orae maritimae (commander-in-chief of the fleet and of the sea coasts) awarded to Sextus by the Senate in April 43 BC, indicating a prior striking date. They also do not bear Sextus' name, although the trident, dolphin, and legend NEPTVNI may refer to Sextus' naval superiority in the western Mediterranean.

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