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Denarius with head of Cn. Pompey Magnus, struck under Sex. Pompey
Roman
Republican Period
about 42–40 B.C.
Mint: Sicily
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.89 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.644
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Cn. Pompey Magnus, right.
Behind, one-handled jug; before, lituus.
MAGPIVS.IMP[ITER]
Reverse: Neptune, nude except for diadem and holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm, standing between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing his father on his shoulders.
Above: PRA[E]F in exergue: CLAS E ORA[E] / M[A]R IT EX S C
Behind, one-handled jug; before, lituus.
MAGPIVS.IMP[ITER]
Reverse: Neptune, nude except for diadem and holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm, standing between the Catanaean brothers, Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing his father on his shoulders.
Above: PRA[E]F in exergue: CLAS E ORA[E] / M[A]R IT EX S C