£460
Roman Republican silver denarius of Sextus Pompey (Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius) son of Pompey the Great and enemy of Julius Caesar, here as Prefect of the Fleet, an uncertain mint in Sicily c.40 BC. Obv: The Pharos (lighthouse) of Messana (Messina, north east Sicily), surmounted by a statue of Neptune, below a galley left. MAG PIVS [IMP ITE]R. / Rev: The monster Scylla left, her torso of dogs and fishes, wielding rudder as club. [P]RÆF CLAS ET ORÆ MARIT EX S C. Crawford 511/4a. 3.51g. Toned, GF
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