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ID: |
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77000621 |
| Type: |
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Roman Republican |
| Issuer: |
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Sex. Pompeius Magnus Pius and Cn. Pompeius Magnus |
| Date Ruled: |
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42-40 BC
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Denarius |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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BC 42-40 |
| Weight: |
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3.70 g |
| Die Axis: |
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4 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER |
| Obverse Description: |
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Bare head of Pompey the Great right; behind, capis (one-handled jug); before, lituus |
| Reverse Legend: |
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[PRAEF] / CLAS ET ORAE / MARIT EX S C |
| Reverse Description: |
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Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in right hand, resting right foot on prow, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, carrying their parents on their shoulders |
| Mint: |
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Uncertain Sicilian |
| Primary Reference: |
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Crawford 511/3a |
| Reference2: |
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RSC 17 (Pompey the Great) |
| Reference3: |
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Syd 1344 |
| Reference4: |
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Kestner 3783-3784; BMCRR Sicily 7-12; CRI 334 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115044 |
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Grade:
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Good VF, toned, small flan crack, small areas of corrosion and deposits. |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 621 Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 718. |
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