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As - Sextus Pompeius MGN / PIVS IMP
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 45 BC |
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| Weight | 26.84 g |
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| Obverse lettering | MGN |
| Reverse description | A Roman war galley (navis longa) depicted in left profile, shown with a prominent curved stern (aplustre) rising to the right and a detailed rendering of oars, hull timbers, and rowing benches below. A naval tower or superstructure (turris) is visible on the deck at upper left, referencing Sextus Pompey's celebrated mastery of naval warfare. The legend PIVS appears in the upper field and IMP in the exergue, together reading PIVS IMP, proclaiming Sextus Pompeius as Imperator and affirming his pious filial devotion to his father Pompey the Great. The composition is bold and propagandistic, reflecting the naval power that underpinned Sextus Pompey's control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean. |
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| Reverse lettering | PIVS IMP |
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