Sex. Pompeius. AR denarius. Ca. 137 BC. 19 mm, 3.9 g.

Head of Roma right in winged helmet decorated with griffin crest, mark of value X beneath chin, jug or pitcher behind head.
SEX.PO FOSTLVS, She-wolf suckling twins, the shepherd 
Faustulus standing right behind, raising right arm and leaning on staff, fig tree behind with bird visible in lower branches, 
ROMA in exergue. 

RCV 112; RRC 235/1c; Babelon Pompeia 1; Sydenham 461a; RBW 972. 

With permission of Numismatica Ars Classica - Autumn Sale 2024, Lot 639, Sept 2024