Watch List notes:

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; star of eight rays to left / Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, standing left, touching globe set on base with a wand held in her right hand. Crawford 410/8; Sydenham 823; Pomponia 22; RBW 1488. Toned, light scratches, lamination on obverse, some minor deposits in the devices. Good VF.


From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 541.