Pompey Magnus in Art and coins

I'm currently traveling around Scandanavia with poor internet access but wanted to share some amazing pics of a bust of Pompey Magnus (The Great) that is displayed in the Ny Carlesberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. Collecting ancient coins makes recognizing famous busts so easy, though Pompey is pretty easy to spot anyway with that nose and fabulous head of hair!

Feel free to pile on the Pompey's.

 

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Wow, fabulous portraits!! I also have two portraits, one mediocre and one execrable. On the same coin.

 

Three Pompey's - the first two are fourree. The third has one face looking right I consider like Pompey Magnus but the left one is different. Is it Sextus Pompey who issued the coin?

 

That is quite a room of heads! Thanks for posting.
I like your dancing Pompey denarius.
There are lots of bronzes of Pompey and his family. I like the way the right head looks like a little boy being scolded.

 

Those are amazing @Carthago

Only one, and in poor shape but I like it anyway.

 

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

 

No coins to post, but that's one of my favourite museums. Perfect size and beautiful design. Amazing that he managed to put the collection together at a time when a lot of the best things were already in museums, and export restrictions already limited new supplies.

 

Wow, that looks like a wonderful museum!

Here's my Pompey:

 

A very, very close resemblance to the bust. Good to see that some engravers were creating realistic and accurate works.

Wish you saw and grabbed shots of some Viking trading weights.

 

Any Pompey is good to grab

Lots of cool coins here


Cnaeus Pompey Jr, Denarius minted in Corduba ? in 46-45 BC
M [POBLICI LEG] PRO PR, Helmeted head of Rome right
CN MAGNVS IMP, Spain standing right, presenting palm branch to a soldier (Pompey ?) standing left on a prow of galley
3.65 gr
Ref : HCRI # 48, RCV #1384, Cohen #1



ROMAN IMPERATORS, Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, Denarius Mint moving with Sextus Pompeius, Sicily, 42-39 BC
NEPTVNI, head of Pompey the great right, trident before head, dolphin below
Q.NASIDIVS at exergue, galley sailing right, star in upper field
3.92 gr
Ref : HCRI # 235, RCV # 1390, Crawford # 483/2, Sydenham # 1350, Cohen # 20
Ex Freeman & Sear, Ex Barry Feirstein collection
Ex Roma Numismatics



Sextus Pompey, As struck in Sicily c.43-36 BC
Head of Janus with features of Pompey the Great, MAGN above
Prow of galley right, PIVS IMP in field
16.57 gr
Ref : HCRI # 336, RCV #1394, Cohen #16

Q

 

..if they could only talk.. O man... i'd be hard pressed to leave the good company of the busts and statues in that place.. i've nary a coin of Magnus or any of his family yet, but it's not for lack of interest, but rather what to get. thanks for sharing @Carthago

 

What an interesting thread....with super coins too!

I have a worn AS of Pompey, Janiform style:

 

Pompeys are a weak area in my collection, but are are a few:

 

Exactly the kind of weakness to dream about

Q

Edit to add : BTW this is my 3000th post here at CT !
Everyone has a drink, it's my treat !

 

Still waiting on you to spike it up a little.

 

Ready, and waiting for you my friend



Q

 

Awesome coins!

Congrats Q!

 

Awesome! Thank you for your contributions to the thread. I always enjoy your posts Cuke!

 

The "Danish bust" well-known, is the best bust of Pompey. Here is "my" portrait of Pompey mpey:

 

..cuke?!? is that pronouced kook or cookie or.. i'm jooking ya no.. congrats Q on 3000