Watch List notes:

Q. Pomponius Musa, 56 BC. Denarius (Subaeratus, 18 mm, 3.03 g, 2 h), irregular mint. Q•POMPONI MVSA Head of Apollo to right, hair bound with fillet. Rev. HERCVLES - MVSARVM Hercules standing right, wearing lion's skin and playing lyre; before, club. Cf. Babelon (Pomponia) 8, Crawford 410/1, RBW - and Sydenham 810 (for prototype). Minor breaks in plating and with two test punches on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.


From the Maggiore Collection, formed in the late 1970s to early 2000s.