Description
Collection Number: WC 1202
Object Number:
Dates: 42 BC - 40 BC
Denomination: Denarius
Dimensions: 18.77mm
Weight: 3.84g
Authority: Roman Republic
Mint: Sicily
Languages: Latin
Obverse Type: [MA]G·PIVS·IMP·ITER; Head of Pompey the Great right; behind, jug; before, lituus; around, inscription. Border of dots.
RRC: Head of Pompey the Great right; behind, jug; before, lituus; around, MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER. Border of dots.
Obverse Legend:
MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER
Obverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Obverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Obverse Inscription Comment: N/A
Reverse Type: PRAEF CLAS·ET·OR[AE] MARIT·EX·S·C; Neptune standing left, wearing diadem, holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm; placing right foot on prow; on either side, one of the Catanean brothers, bearing his father on his shoulders. Border of dots.
RRC: Neptune standing left, wearing diadem, holding aplustre in right hand and cloak over left arm; placing right foot on prow; on either side, one of the Catanean brothers, bearing his father on his shoulders; above, PRÆF; in exergue, CLAS·ET·ORÆ / MARIT·EX·S·C. Border of dots.
Reverse Legend:
PRÆF
Reverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Reverse Mintmarks:
CLAS·ET·OR[Æ / MAR]IT·EX·S[·C]
Reverse Inscription Comments: Æ, MAR ligatured
Bibliography
CRRO: http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-511.3a
Wulfing II p. 36 n. 720, Plate 24
RRC p. 520 n. 511/3a, Plate LXII
CRR 1344