From the collection of Gen. Gomes de Moraes Sarmento (1851-1929) and the 1879 Santo Estêvão Hoard
Lot 1901
Sextus Pompey, 43-35 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.11 g, 10 h), military mint in Sicily, 37-36 BC. MAG PIVS [IMP ITER] Bare head of Cn. Pompeius Magnus to right; to left, jug; to right, lituus. Rev. [PRAEF / CLAS ET ORAE / MARIT EX S C] Neptune standing left, holding aplustre in his right hand and resting his right foot on prow; to left and right, the brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, with their parents on their shoulders, running in opposite directions. Babelon (Pompeia) 27. Crawford 511/3a. RBW 1785. Sydenham 1344. Darkly toned. Struck somewhat off center and with light deposits, otherwise, fine.

From the collection of Cpt. Fernando Cantista Pizarro Bravo (1933-2023), that of Gen. António Luís Gomes de Moraes Sarmento (1851-1929) and from the Santo Estêvão Hoard, found in 1879 in Chaves, Portugal.


In the winter of 1879, near the town of Santo Estêvão in northern Portugal, Roman ruins were discovered on the left bank of the River Tâmega. Exploration of the ruins revealed a ceramic vessel containing about 700 Republican and Early Imperial denarii, closing with coins of Claudius. The hoard was quickly dispersed, with António Luís Gomes de Moraes Sarmento (1851-1929), an army general and engineer with knowledge of numismatics, acquiring an uncertain number of them. The general then published 75 of these denarii with line drawings and descriptions in the Portuguese journal, O Universo Illustrado, in 1880 and 1883. In this publication, he recounts the rather tragic anecdote that locals tore down the ruins and all else they could in hopes of discovering more coins – alas, without any luck! The offering of coins presented here provides a unique opportunity to acquire relatively common pieces with an exceptional pedigree reaching back to the moment they were discovered.
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Closing time: 06-Jul-25, 17:43:30 CEST
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