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Denarius Pomponia: Lucius Pomponius Molo; L•POMPON•MOLO / NVMA•POMPIL

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Period Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 97 BC
Value Denarius (1)
Currency Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.99 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
66796
References RRC# 334/1
Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).
, CRR# 607
Edward Allen Sydenham, Leonard Forrer (ed.); 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, RSC# 6
B.A. Seaby (publisher). Roman Silver Coins. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).
, RCV I# 214
David R. Sear; 2000. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. The Republic and the Twelve Caesars 280 BC-AD 96. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, BMC RR# 733-737
Herbert Appold Grueber; 1910. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes).

Obverse

Laureate head of Apollo right.
Moneyer mark counterclockwise between 11H and 4H.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L•POMPON•MOLO

Translation: Lucius Pomponius Molo

Reverse

Numa Pompilius standing left looking right, holding lituus before altar at which he is about to sacrifice a goat held by a youth victimarius standing right looking left.
Name of king in exergue with MA and MP in monograms.

Script: Latin

Lettering: NVMA•POMPIL

Translation: Numa Pompilius

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Numa Pompilius was the 2nd king of Rome, right after Romulus reign.

The gens Pomponia was a plebeian family at Rome throughout the period of the Republic and into imperial times. The first of the gens to achieve prominence was Marcus Pomponius, tribune of the plebs in 449 BC; the first who obtained the consulship was Manius Pomponius Matho in 233 BC.

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