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Numismatic Auction 26  10 February 2015
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Lot 97

Estimate: 100 USD
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Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 B.C. AR fourrée denarius (19.3 mm, 3.10 g, 9 h). Laureate head of Apollo right; eight-pointed star behind / Q·POMPONI MVSA, Clio, the Muse of History, standing left, left elbow on pedestal, holding an open scroll. Crawford 410/3; Sydenham 813; RSC Pomponia 22/11. VF.

This coin is both a fourrée and a mule. The obverse should have a scroll instead of a star, the star is found on the Urania reverse type. The fourrée core can be seen in the laureate wreath on the obverse and in several locations on the reverse.

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