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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:     77000626 Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     Sex. Pompeius Magnus Pius Date Ruled:     46-36 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 38-37 Weight:     3.61 g Die Axis:     4 h Obverse Legend:     MAG PIVS IMP ITER Obverse Description:     The Pharos of Messana, surmounted by statue of Neptune standing right, holding trident in right hand and rudder in left, left foot on prow; in foreground, galley left; aquila on prow; scepter, trident, and grappling-iron in stern Reverse Legend:     PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX SC Reverse Description:     The monster Scylla left, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club with both hands Mint:     Uncertain Sicilian Primary Reference:     Crawford 511/4a Reference2:     RSC 2 Reference3:     Syd 1348 Reference4:     Kestner 3785; BMCRR Sicily 18-19; CRI 335 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115049 Grade:     Good VF, deeply toned, iridescent highlights, a few light marks beneath tone Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 626 Exceptional centering for this issue. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXIII (15 March 1995), lot 668.It seems beyond doubt that this coin marks Pompey's "victory" over Octavian's fleet, which was mainly accomplished by an unfavorable wind that drove the latter's ships onto the rocks known as Scylleum near the harbor of Messana. Therefore the dates given for this issue in RSC and Crawford (42-40 BC) too early; the disaster at Messana occured circa 38 BC.

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