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TitleDenarius - Sydenham 820a - Crawford 410/7d
Mint Date66 B.C.E.
MoneyerQuintus Pomponius Musa
DenominationDenarius
MaterialSilver
Method of ManufactureStruck
Dimensions17 mm
Weight4.00 g grams
AuthorityRoman Republic
MintRome
ClassificationSydenham 820a; Crawford 410/7d
Sydenham PeriodPeriod VII - c. 78-55 B.C.E.
DescriptionMoneyer not otherwise known. This series includes denarii featuring each of the muses, as well as Hercules Musarum. Dr. Badian identifies the obverse mark as a lyre key rather than a flower, and on the reverse sees a column supporting the lyre.
SubjectsApollo; muse; Terpsichore; flower; lyre; plectrum; laureate
Type-ObverseLaureate head of Apollo to right; behind, flower; border of dots
Type-ReverseTerpsichore standing to right, balancing lyre on hip with left hand and holding plectrum down in right hand; on left, Q·POMPONI downward; on right, MVSA (V accented as long) downward; border of dots
Legend-ReverseQ·POMPONI MVSA
Physical LocationRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections
Rights HolderRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rights DeclarationProfessor Corey Brennan of Rutgers University is Professor Badian's literary/academic executor, and it is with Professor Brennan's full consent that Rutgers University Libraries can use the Badian notes in the Roman Coins portal.
Associated EntityDonor: Dr. Ernst Badian
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3CN763J
Shelving LocatorCatalog Number BAD0863; Box Number 49
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