Lotto 56 | Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Denarius, 137 BC; AR (3,93 g; 19,1 mm; 10 h)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 1st Part
martedì 8 luglio 2025 ore 16:30 (UTC +01:00)

Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Denarius, 137 BC; AR (3,93 g; 19,1 mm; 10 h)

Helmeted head of Roma to right; jug behind, X (mark of value) below chin; Rv. She-wolf standing to r., head to l., suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; to l., shepherd Faustulus standing to r., birds on fig tree behind; FOST[LVS] downwards on l., [SE]X·PO upwards on right, ROM[A] in exergue. Crawford 235/1c; Babelon (Pompeia) 1a; Sydenham 461a. Good extremely fine.