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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2279272, member: 44357&quot;]Beautiful coin! My most popular pun coin type is of Q. Pomponius Musa who minted an entire series off of the Greek muses. The reverse of this coin depicts Terpsichore, the muse of dance.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Musa_zpsvrr6docb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve read conflicting research on Petillius Capitolinus. It first indicated that the moneyer was using a pun on his name to depict the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline hill on his denarii. However, I&#039;ve recently read that it is likely his family held office connected with the temple, which would mean it isn&#039;t a pun, but I&#039;ll post it here anyway. If anyone has further insight into which direction is more broadly accepted, please let me know!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/AncientJoe/Capitoline_zps651tzufh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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