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A modern cast copy of a Roman Republican coin of Sextus Pompey showing Neptune and a naval trophy Coin Type: Modern cast copy of a silver denarius of Sextus Pompey, 67-35 BCE.
Mint and Date: Sicily, 42 BCE.
Size and Weight: 19mm, 3.56g.
Obverse: Diademed head of Neptune right, trident over shoulder.
(MAG PI)VS IMP (ITER)
Reverse: Naval trophy with two heads of Scylla, set on anchor.
PRÆF CLAS ET OR(Æ MAR IT EX S C) (MAR in monogram)
Provenance: karakalas (eBay), July 2008.
Ref: RCV (2000) 1391; RSC 1b.
BW Ref: 048 038 000
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Note: This is a cast copy. The obverse and reverse surfaces look genuine exept for softness, which might be attributed to wear, but the edge shows clear signs of filing and smoothing, with the trace of a seam visible in this photo. See also this other specimen in the Forum fake ancient coin reports.

This seller provided a refund with no problems when this was pointed out.

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