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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carausius, post: 3443368, member: 76440&quot;]I’ve acquired two more Muses for my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]914338[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rome, The Republic.</p><p>Q. Pomponius Musa, mid-50s BCE</p><p>AR Denarius (3.58g; 19mm).</p><p>Rome Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Obverse</i></b>: Laureate head of Apollo(?), hair tied-up, facing right; tied scroll behind.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Reverse</i></b>: Q. POMPONI – MVSA; Clio, muse of history, facing left and leaning on column, while reading open scroll.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>References</i></b>: Crawford 410/3; Sydenham 813; BMCRR 3610-11; Pomponia 11.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Provenance</i></b>: Ex Heritage Auction 3072 (15 Jan 2019), Lot 35407; E.J. Haeberlin Collection [Cahn-Hess (17 Jul 1933) Lot 2490].</p><p><br /></p><p>As the muse of history, Clio is typically depicted in ancient art with an open scroll or tablet.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]914341[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Rome, The Republic.</p><p>Q. Pomponius Musa, mid-50s BCE</p><p>AR Denarius (3.96g; 18mm).</p><p>Rome Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Obverse</i></b>: Laureate head of Apollo(?), hair tied-up, facing right; scepter behind.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Reverse</i></b>: MVSA - Q.POMPONI; Melpomene, muse of tragedy, facing left and holding club and theatrical mask.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>References</i></b>: Crawford 410/4; Sydenham 816; BMCRR 3615-16; Pomponia 14.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Provenance</i></b>: Ex Fay Beth Wedig Collection [CNG eSale 439 (6 Mar 2019) Lot 442]; NAC 11 (29 Apr 1998), Lot 253.</p><p><br /></p><p>Melpomene, whose name actually means “songstress” was originally one of the muses of song, but her role changed to muse of tragic theater after the development of drama in classical Greece sometime in the sixth century BCE.&nbsp; She is generally depicted holding a club or knife and a tragic mask, which Greek actors wore on stage when performing dramatic plays.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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