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As with head of Janus, struck under Sex. Pompey
Roman
Republican Period
about 43–36 B.C.
Mint: Sicily (or Spain?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 21.87 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.217
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Janus, laureate, with features of Cn. Pompey Magnus.
MGN
Reverse: Prow of ship, right.
PIVS IMP
MGN
Reverse: Prow of ship, right.
PIVS IMP
ProvenanceBy 1935: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935