Republican Denarius for Pompey
A denarius from 56 BC, ca. 4.13 grams, x diameter. This Roman silver coin depicts Alexander the Great in the guise of Hercules on the obverse, and several carefully chosen iconographic images on the reverse.
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Head on a Coin, Head on a Plate
story by Florence Cobben, Myléne Klaasen.Bloodshed, terror, and dynastic politics, all leading to a head on a plate and the fall of the Roman Republic. One little coin captures the political posturing and military aspirations of one incredible man, Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar’s greatest friend and greatest enemy, who faced pirates and conquered the known world, but failed to keep it.