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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 3736352, member: 76111&quot;]Here are a few from my collection with portraits of Pompey Magnus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001914[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sextus Pompeius. Denarius, Sicily 37-36, AR (3.89g, 19.5mm, 3h).MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; behind jug and before, lituus. Rev. PRÆF Neptune standing l., foot on prow, between the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders; in exergue, CLAS·E.T·ORÆ / MARIT·EX·S·C. Babelon Pompeia 27. C 17. Sydenham 1344. Sear Imperators 334. Woytek, Arma et Nummi p. 558. RBW 1785. Crawford 511/3a.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Provenance</u>:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Sternberg November 29-30, 1974 Lot 6;</li> <li>Sothebys February 19th, 1969 Lot 2 (200 GBP sold to Spink);</li> <li>Ars Classica Auction XIII June 27-29, 1928 Lot 982</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001915[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Cnaeus Pompey Junior and M. Minatius Sabinus. Denarius, Spain 46-45, AR (3.79g, 19.0mm, 3h). IMP (downwards) – CN MAGNVS (Upwards) Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.&nbsp; Rev. PR·Q at l. Pompeian soldier leaning on spear with r. hand between the personification of two Spanish cities, the one on the l. wearing a short tunic with parazonium and turreted crown, holding caduceus with fillet and offering branch to Pompeian soldier; the one on the r., wearing stola and turreted crown, holding trophy over shoulder, crowns soldier with r. hand. In exergue, M·MINAT / SABI. Babelon Minatia 5 var and Pompeia 14 var. Sydenham 1038a. T. V. Buttrey, ANSMN IX, 1960, Reverse type C, example Syd 1038a 2.2 (this coin ex Hamburger &amp; Ratto) and pl. VII, obv. 2, rev. g. Sear Imperators 50. Crawford 470/1c.&nbsp; Banti &amp; Simonetti Vol. 1, Cnaevs Pompeivs Magnvs 36, p. 36 (this coin ex Hess-Leu March 1961).</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Provenance</u>:</p><ul> <li>Adolph Hess &amp; Bank Leu Auction 17 Sammlung E.S.R. (Erich Von Schulthess-Rechberg) March 23, 1961 Lot 7;</li> <li>Leo Hamburger Auction 95, May 10, 1932 Lot 310;</li> <li>Rodolfo Ratto Auction January 23, 1924 (Dr. Bonazzi) Lot 1268</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001913[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius. AR Denarius, mint moving with Sextus Pompey in Sicily in 44-43 or 42-38, (3.83g, 19mm, 8h). NEPTVNI Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; before, trident and below, dolphin. Rev. Galley r. with billowing sail and bank of rowers moving; in upper l. field, star. In exergue, NASIDIVS. Babelon Pompeia 28 and Nasidia 1. C 20. Sydenham 1350. Sear Imperators 235. Woytek Arma et Nummi p. 558. RBW 1698. Crawford 483/2.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s a few photos I took with my iPhone at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen of probably the finest known bust of Pompey.&nbsp; No question who it is when you compare the coins.&nbsp; Quite a museum if you&#039;re ever in the area.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001920[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1001922[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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