Watch List notes:

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.84 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; sandal to left / Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing left, holding comic mask in right hand, resting left elbow on draped column; Q · POMPONI downward to right, M'VSA downward to left. Crawford 410/9b; Sydenham 821; Pomponia 19; BMCRR Rome 3624; Kestner 3388; RBW –. Lightly toned, some faint hairlines, minor striking weakness. Near EF.


From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma XII (29 September 2016), lot 533.