Ancient Rome Sextus Pompey Denarius (Nasidius, Neptune) 44BC and 43BC
This struck silver denarius is from the Roman Republic minted in Rome with Sextus Pompeius and Q. Nasidius, about 3.5 grams. The obverse shows NEPTVNI with head of Pompeius Magnus, dolphin below head and a trident in the field. The reverse has a galley sailing right with a star in the field and Q·NASIDIVS.
This is a rare coin.
worn: $500 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3000
well preserved: $10000
In the composite image below, three examples labeled (A), (B), and (C) appear.
(A) One of the finest known examples: $30000+ from a 2007 auction
(B) A nice, well preserved coin: $4500 from a 2008 auction
(C) Porous, smaller head off-center: $800 from a 2008 auction
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Coin: 19642, Genre: Ancient, Timeline: Ancient
Created (yyyymm): 201506, Last review: 201506
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: -44, filter: -44 to -43
Image: rome_neptuni.jpg
Tags: headed thonged denar sextvx massilia sliver son prongs sixty centered nasidivs neptune pronged sextvs denarius romanorum boats flagship certer siver sextus outriggers feinsilber silver centers pitch centre sailingship triton trisul roma sail romen heads denario galley silber thong ship impire poseidon cutter oneheaded six sailboat silverish pompey execute empire clipper off rome trident head nasidius roman forks masted offcenter pompeii warship boat well neptunis sons sixth fork denari argent romana steamboat younger pitchfork flan ships saling sails sixtus executed romanorvm vessel neptvni 3rd outrigger center silb great offset ancient sailing silba
