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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  360 CHF
Lot 238

Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great). Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.88 g, 7 h), Spain, Cn. Pompeius Magnus and M. Poblicius, 46-45 BC. M•POBLICI• LEG•PRO PR Helmeted head of Roma to right. Rev. CN•MAGNVS•I[MP] Hispania standing right, with round shield over her back, holding two spears with her left hand and offering palm frond to a Pompeian soldier, standing left on prow and placing his left hand on the hilt of his sword. Babelon (Pompeia) 9 and (Poblicia) 10. Crawford 469/1c. Sydenham 1035. An unusually attractive example, nicely toned. Reverse struck slightly off-center, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Hirsch 176, 19 November 1992, 477.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 21:52:46 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:360 CHF

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