Live auction - brm_340813 - POMPEY THE GREAT Denier
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| Estimate : | 2 200 € |
| Price : | 1 100 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 200 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 December 2014 15:05:41 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 44-43 AC.
Mint name / Town : Marseille
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 4,05 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier, parfaitement centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Belle tête de Pompée frappée avec un coin usé dans la chevelure. Très joli revers avec une petite faiblesse de frappe sur le nom du monétaire à l’exergue
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection de M. Robert Couet
Obverse
Obverse legend : NEPTVNI.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Pompée à droite ; devant un trident ; au-dessous, un dauphin nageant à droite.
Obverse translation : “Neptuni”, (de Neptune).
Reverse
Reverse legend : Q. NASIDIVS.
Reverse description : Galère voguant à droite avec voile avec seize rames, sept rameurs, un gouvernail et une voile carénée ; derrière un astre à six rais.
Reverse translation : “Quintus Nasidius”, (Quintus Nasidius).
Commentary
M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 33 coins de droit et de 37 coins de revers. Seulement onze pièces, provenant des dépôts monétaires, ont été répertoriées par M. Crawford dans les dépôts d’Alvignano (6 ex.), d’Avvetrana (2 ex.), Vigatto (1 ex.), Terranova (2 ex.). Nous n’avons pas relevé d’identité de coin pertinente.
Historical background
POMPEY THE GREAT
(106-48 BC)
Consecration of Sextus Pompeius
Pompey, after Pharsalus, fled to Egypt where he was assassinated. This coinage is returned by his youngest son Sextus (67-35 BC) who continues the fight against Caesar after the death of his older brother at Munda in 45 BC. Reconciled with Antony in 44 BC J.-C., it receives a great military command and installs its headquarters in Marseilles before becoming commander of the fleet of the Republic the following year. At Octave's instigation, he was declared a public enemy and proscribed. He abandoned Marseilles in favor of Sicily where he crushed Octavian's fleet commanded by Quintus Salvidienus Rufus in 42 BC. He took the title of "son of Neptune" and assumed, like his father, the title of Pious. Reconciled with Octave, he was finally defeated by Agrippa at Nauloque on September 3, 36 BC. He managed to flee to Asia Minor, but was executed at the instigation of Marc Antoine.
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