410/10a. Pomponia (56 BC)

AR Denarius (Rome, 56 BC)

O/ Laureate head of Apollo right, hair tied with band; sandal behind; border of dots. 

R/ Polyhymnia facing, wearing wreath; Q POMPONI downwards on right; MVSA downwards on left; border of dots. 

3.75g; 17.5mm

Crawford 410/10a (less than 10 obverse dies/less than 11 reverse dies)

- Pierre (1875–1949) andYves Kolb (1903–1979) collection; they were prominent members of the Société Française de Numismatique.

Quintus Pomponius Musa:

The date of the issue was initially dated from 66 by Crawford, but it was revised to 56 by Hersh and Walker after the discovery of the Mesagne Hoard.*

* Charles Hersh and Alan Walker, "The Mesagne Hoard", Museum Notes (American Numismatic Society), Vol. 29 (1984), pp. 103–134.

Referenz : RRC 410/10a

Sammlung : Roman Republic