[ancients] Sextus Pompey?

From that mixed lot from Stack's, aka TIF's Folly. This was one of the few coins in the lot which was specified, although I'm confused about the nomenclature and it did not come with attribution. Help is welcome. The auction listing said this was an AE sestertius of Pompey the Great with a Janiforic portrait obverse. Wasn't this issued by Sextus Pompey (son of the Great), not Cnaeus Pompey Magnus (Pompey the Great)? To further confuse things, descriptions of the Sextus Pompey janiforic bronzes indicate that the features on the portrait are of Cnaeus Pompey Magnus. And most listings I've found call the denomination an as rather than sestertius.

Condition-wise, it's not as bad as I first thought, comparatively speaking. Value-wise, it certain far exceeds the average paid per coin for the lot, even in this rough condition.

Even better, it looks like this will provide a great jump off point for some interesting historical reading! Links or book references welcome.



SEXTUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS, son of Pompey the Great. Circa 43-36 BC.
AE As, 29 mm, 19.8 gm
Mint: uncertain Sicilian?
Obv: Laureate head of Janus with features of Pompeius Magnus
Rev: Prow of galley right; IMP below (I think...)

 

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Very cool coin! Some fun history for sure
I do not know a lot about this type but did find it wildwinds as an As:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/pompeia/t.html

 

Congrats. Nice pickup.
I have one of these:

SEXTUS POMPEY; GENS POMPEIA AE As
OBVERSE: MAGN above laureate janiform head with features of Pompey the Great REVERSE: PIVS above, IMP below, prow of galley right Sicilian 43-36 BC
22.8g, 31mm
Syd 1044a, Cr479/1, Pompeia 20v, Cohen 16

 

Very cool pick-up, Coin-Sista!!


I don't have any of these AE Asses with Ruler's portraits ...

=> I only have a few with "Janus ][ sunaJ"






=> I really want to track-down one of these examples with a Ruler's double-image (bravo)

 

It really is great when a coin takes you into an unexplored area of history/culture/mythology/religion.

Sorry I can't be of any help with this coin, but I love that you're still digging up cool stuff from TIF's Folly.

 

That Stack's called the coin a sestertius is embarrassing. That is a lot like calling a US large cent a copper half dollar just because it is about that size.

TIF's not-so-folly has provided us all with a lot of fun.

 

neat coin from that lot, whichever pompey it is (or both?). another winner from the "folly" lot.

 

My understanding is that it was issued under Sextus Pompey, 43-36 BC, with features resembling that of Pompey the Great.