Coin Information: Tantalus S/N 38218
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| Coin type: | Roman Imperatorial |
| Entered by: | mrichter (Seller rating: 5.0 out of 5, based on 13 buyer responses) |
| Added on: | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Ruler: | Sextus Pompey |
| Gens: | Pompeia |
| Coin: | Poor Silver Denarius MAG. PIVS. IMP. ITER - Diademed head of Neptune right; trident behind PRÆF. CLAS ET. O-R-Æ MARIT. EX S C - naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above, heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base |
| Mint: | Uncertain mint in Sicily (42 BCE) |
| Wt./Size/Axis: | 3.10g / 20mm / 120 |
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| Acquisition/Sale: | Ye Olde Curiositie S 10/27/10 |
| Notes: | Oct 27, 10 - Sextus Pompeius Magnus (67 - 35 BCE) was the younger son of Pompey the Great. After Caesar's death he gathered a fleet, seized Sicily and took control of the Mediterranean. In 36 BCE he was defeated by Octavian's forces under command of Agrippa and fled to Asia Minor. He was taken prisoner in Miletus and executed without a trial. |
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