Auction #7
Web Product ID: 1258
Final Sale Price: $357.50
Denomination: Denarius
Reference: Crawford 511/4a

  Sextus Pompey. 38-37 BC. AR Denarius (3.71 gm). MAG PIVS IMP ITER, galley adorned
  with aquila, sceptre and trident before the Pharos (lighthouse) of Messana, decorated
  with a statue of Neptune / PRÆF CLAS ET ORÆ MARIT EX SC, the monster Scylla, her
  torso of dogs and fishes, wielding a rudder as a club. Crawford 511/4a; Sear 335a;
  RSC 2; Sydenham 1348. Nice VF, light toning, scratches and surface marks, areas of
  weakness. Rare! Estimate $300.

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