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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Imperators| > |Pompeians| > SH56000
Roman Republic, Sextus Pompey, Imperator and Prefect of the Fleet, Executed 35 B.C., Janiform Head of Pompey the Great
|Pompeians|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Sextus| |Pompey,| |Imperator| |and| |Prefect| |of| |the| |Fleet,| |Executed| |35| |B.C.,| |Janiform| |Head| |of| |Pompey| |the| |Great|, Although Sextus Pompey was the supreme naval commander, Octavian had the Senate declare him a public enemy. He turned to piracy and came close to defeating Octavian. He was, however, defeated by Marcus Agrippa at the naval battle of Naulochus (3 September 36 B.C.) and executed by order of Mark Antony in 35 B.C.
SH56000. Bronze as, Sydenham 1044a, BMCRR II Spain 101, Crawford 479/1, Cohen Pompey the Great 16, Sear CRI 336, RPC I 671, SRCV I 1394, VF, uncertain Sicilian mint, weight 24.291g, maximum diameter 32.1mm, die axis 90o, c. 43 - 36 B.C.; obverse laureate janiform head with the features of Pompey the Great, MAGN (MA ligate) above; reverse prow of galley right, PIVS above, IMP below; SOLD











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