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Denarius Pomponia: Quintus Pomponius Musa, Q•POMPONI MVSA, Calliope
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 66 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine late-Republican style with carefully detailed hair drawn back and secured beneath an olive wreath; a small cluster of grapes appears at the temple, serving as a symbol linking Apollo to the Muses. The portrait is executed with elegant naturalism characteristic of the gens Pomponia coinage, with a well-defined profile, prominent nose, and subtly parted lips. The field is plain, and the coin is bordered by a beaded or dentilated inner circle. No legend appears on the obverse, the imagery alone identifying the deity. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Rome |
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