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ID:     24-0011
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     Sex. Pompeius Magnus Pius and Cn. Pompeius Magnus
Date Ruled:     42-40 BC BC
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     42-40 BC
Weight:     7.84 g
Obverse Legend:     MAG·PIVS IMP·ITER
Obverse Description:     Bare and bearded head of Sextus Pompeius right, within oak wreath.
Reverse Legend:     [P]RAEF / CLAS·ET·ORAE / MARIT·EX·S C
Reverse Description:     Bare heads of Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Cnaeus Pompeius junior facing each other; lituus and tripod flanking.
Mint:     Sicily
Primary Reference:     Crawford 511/1
Reference2:     Bahrfeldt 87
Reference3:     Sydenham 1346
Reference4:     Vagi 28
Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com
Notes:     NAC Auction 24 (2002), lot 10. Ex NAC sale 9, 1996, 766. Very rare.