CN. POMPEY MAGNUS (Pompey the Great). 43-36 BC. Æ As (23.53 gm). Sicilian 
      mint. Laureate head of Janus with the features of Cn. Pompeius Magnus; 
      MAGN above / Prow of galley right; PIVS above, IMP below. Crawford 479/1; 
      Sear, CRI 336; Sydenham 1044a; RPC I 671; BMCRR (Spain) 101-102. EF, 
      exceptional green patina and perfectly centered. [See color plate 13] 
      ($4000) This type is traditionally assigned to Spain during the period 
      45-44 BC, but in fact, the issue is more likely to have been struck in 
      Sicily after Sextus Pompey's arrival in 43 BC; the edges are rounded 
      unlike the straight edges of the pieces certainly struck in Spain, and the 
      style of this issue varies considerably suggesting that there may have 
      been several mints involved in its production. Regardless of when and 
      where it was struck, it is from the final issue of the Janus/Prow 
      Republican bronzes.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1839.

  Lot was unsold.

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