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25 March 2018
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Starting Price: 225 CHF
Hammer Price:  1100 CHF
Lot 113

Sextus Pompey, 42-40 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.84 g, 1 h), military mint in Sicily. MAG.PIVS.IMP.ITER Pharos of Messana, surmounted by a stature of Neptune standing to right; below, galley to left, with aquila on prow and scepter at the stern. Rev. PRÆF.CLA[S.ET.ORÆ.MAR.IT.]EX.S.C Skylla, with two fish tails and three dogs’ heads, attacking with a rudder to left. Babelon (Pompeia) 22. Crawford 511/4a-b. CRI 335a. Sydenham 1348. Rare. Toned. Some minor flatness and a die break on the obverse, otherwise, about very fine.

From the collection of W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, acquired from Münzen und Medaillen AG in Basel prior to 1975.

Online bidding closes: 25 Mar 2018, 16:26:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 27 Apr 2024, 00:55:42 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1100 CHF by MailBidder9492 (19 bids)
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