Urania — Muse of Astronomy

Triton XX, Lot: 532. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.17 g, 8h). 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 with wand held in right hand globe set on base; Q • POMPONI downwards to right, MVSA downwards to left. Crawford 410/8; Sydenham 823; Pomponia 22; Kestner 3385-6; BMCRR Rome 3628-32; RBW 1488. Near EF, toned, globe on reverse weakly struck.

From the collection of a director. Ex Schulman 264 (26 April 1976), lot 5285.