Roman Republican Coins Sextus Pompeius. Aureus, Sicily 42-40, AV 7.93 g. MAG·PIVS· – IMP .ITER. Bearded and bare head of Sextus Pompeius r.; all within oak wreath. Rev. PRÆF Heads of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, on l., and Cn. Pompeius Junior, on r., facing each other; on either side, lituus and tripod. Below, CLAS·ET·ORÆ / MARIT·EX·S·C. Babelon Pompeia 24. C 1. Bahrfeldt 87. Sydenham 1346. Sear Imperators 332. Kent- Hirmer pl. 27 and 28, 102. Calicó 71 (this coin). RBW 1783 (this coin). Crawford 511/1. Very rare. An excellent portrait of Sextus Pompeius. Several light marks and an area of weakness on reverse, otherwise good very fine Ex Triton III 1999, 845 and NAC 63, 2012, RBW part II, 539 sales.
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