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Message:: [QUOTE="The Meat man, post: 25272186, member: 135271"]Excellent coins and historical notes, Cherd! Thanks for adding more perspective. Somehow I forgot to post my own portrait denarius of Caesar's former ally, son-in-law, and greatest enemy. Not nearly as nice as yours, but here it is![ATTACH=full]1612742[/ATTACH] SEXTUS POMPEY Son of Pompey the Great, c. 45-35 BC AR Denarius (18.10mm, 3.31g, 11h) Struck 42-40 BC. Sicily mint Obverse: MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER, bare head of Pompey the Great right, jug behind, lituus in front Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding aplustre and resting right foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing one of his parents on shoulders References: Crawford 511/3a, RCV 1392 Poor surfaces but a decent portrait of Pompey. Or if you want a possible lifetime portrait of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, there's this one: [ATTACH=full]1612745[/ATTACH]CILICIA, POMPEIOPOLIS AE (21.66mm, 5.94g, 11h) Struck after 66 BC Obverse: Bare head of Pompey the Great right Reverse: ΠΟΜΠΗΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Nike advancing right, holding palm in left hand and wreath in right; to right, two monograms References: cf. SNG BnF 1213-17; cf. SNG Levante 882 Olive green patina with some edge chips. A possible lifetime portrait of the great imperator.[/QUOTE]