The RBW collection of Roman Republican coins part II

538538 Denarius, Sicily 37-36, AR 3.87 g. [M]AG PI – VS IMP [ITER] Head of Neptune r., hair tied with bandwith trident over shoulder. Rev. [PR]ÆF·CLAS ET – O – [R – Æ·MAR·IT EX·S·C] Trophy with tridentabove and anchor below; prow-stem on l. and aplustre on r., two heads of Scylla at base. Babelon Pompeia 21.C. 1. Sydenham 1347. Sear Imperators 333. Woytek, Arma et Nummi p. 558. Crawford 511/2b or c.Rare. Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise extremely fine 1’500Privately purchased from SKA Zurich in July 1985.539539539 Denarius, Sicily 37-36, AR 3.75 g. MAG·[PIVS·IMP·ITER] Head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus r.; behind jugand before, lituus. Rev. PRÆF Neptune standing l., foot on prow, between the brothers Anapias andAmphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders; in exergue, CLAS·E.T·ORÆ / [MAR]IT·[EX·S·C.]Babelon Pompeia 27. C 17. Sydenham 1344. Sear Imperators 334. Woytek, Arma et Nummi p. 558.Crawford 511/3a. Rare. Slightly off-centre on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine 1’500Ex Giessener Münzhandlung sale 60, 1992, 341.540540 Denarius, Sicily 37-36, AR 4.00 g. MAG·PIVS – IMP ITER Galley with aquila on prow and sceptre tiedwith fillet on stern; in the background, pharus of Messana surmounted by statue of Neptune, holding tridentand rudder, placing l. foot on prow. Rev. PRÆF·ORÆ·MARIT·ET·CLAS·S·C· The monster Scylla wieldingrudder with both hands. Babelon Pompeia 23. C 3. Bahrfeldt Nachträge II, pl. 4,98 (this coin). Sydenham 1349.Sear Imperators 335b. Woytek, Arma et Nummi p. 558. Crawford 511/4d.Very rare and among the finest specimens known. Struck on an exceptionally large flanand unusually complete for the issue. Light iridescent tone and extremely fine 8’000Ex Rollin & Feuardent May 1898, Hoffmann 1133; Cahn-Hess 1933, Haeberlin, 2892 and Sternberg XVI 1985, 238 sales.123