Sextus Pompey, 43-35 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.75 g, 3 h), Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. Massalia, 42-38. NEPTVNI Bare head of Pompey the Great to right; before, trident; below, dolphin to right. Rev. Q•NASIDIVS Galley under sail with six oarsman to right; helmetsman steering rudder, hortator standing on prow; to upper left, star. Babelon (Pompeia) 28 and (Nasidia) 1. Crawford 483/2. CRI 235. RBW 1698. Sydenham 1350. Perfectly centered and among the finest known, a magnificent and beautiful toned piece with a spectacular portrait of Pompey the Great. Extremely fine. Ex Leu Fixed Price List 1, January 2023, 147, from the collection of government councillor Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, Leu 8, 23 October 2021, 282, and previously privately acquired from Bank Leu on 9 February 1970. This wonderful denarius of Sextus Pompey recovers one of his father's greatest achievements, the eradication of the rampant piracy in a three-months naval campaign in 66 BC. With Sextus effectively commanding a naval empire in the years after the Battle(s) of Philippi, such imagery perfectly suited his ambiences and was clearly aimed at stricting the loyalty of Pompey's veterans serving in his son's navy. This lot can be shipped to a US address.