Watch List notes:

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; wreath tied with fillet to left / Polyhymnia, the Muse of Divine Hymns and Sacred Poetry, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing facing, her head bound with wreath; Q • POMPONI downward to right, M'VSA downward to left. Crawford 410/10a; Sydenham 817; Pomponia 15; BMCRR Rome 3617; Kestner 3389; RBW –. Toned with traces of find patina, a few light scratches and marks. Good VF.


From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma XII (29 September 2016), lot 534.