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                                Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1457. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
                                2002.  Q. Pomponius Musa. BID Estimate $400  

                              Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (4.00 gm). 
                              Diademed head of Apollo right / Hercules standing 
                              right, playing lyre, club at his feet. Crawford 
                              410/1; Pomponia 8. Good VF, flan flaw on reverse. 
                              Scarce. ($400) 
                              From the Tony Hardy Collection.
                              The coinage of Q. Pomponius Musa feature the nine 
                              muses and Hercules Musagetes (this coin). 
                              Hercules, as leader of the choir is shown playing 
                              a lyre, and the nine muses are shown with their 
                              various attributes. Q. Pomponius Musa is known 
                              only from his coins and it can be assumed that his 
                              choice of the muses for his coins is intended as a 
                              reference to his cognomen Musa.





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Lot sold for  $470, plus buyers fees.

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