DR-675 | Crawford: 469/1a
Gnaeus Pompeius filius / Marcus Publicius
Cneo Pompeius filius / Marcus Publicius

Gens: Poblicia / Pompeia
Moneyer: Gnaeus Pompeius filius / Marcus Publicius
Date and mint: 46 BC/45 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Roma, right, Corinthian Helmet. Contour of beads and spools.
Legend: M POBLICI LEG PRO PR

Reverse: Female figure standing to right, with shield hanging on her back, holding two spears in her left hand and with her right hand giving the palm branch to the soldier standing on the left at the bow of the ship. Dotted border.
Legend: CN MAGNVS IMP

Comment: The Character on the reverse is Gnaeus Pompey, son of Pompey the Great and brother of Sextus Pompey. This coinage must be placed during the Second Spanish War before the battle of Munda that took place in a place near Corduba, although modern theories put it close to Carmo. Gnaeus Pompey would find her dead while fleeing and Baetica would come to be dominated by Caesar.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2014)
Price: 3,480 €