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Denarius of Pomponia 6

Silver denarius, 19mm, 3.72gm, issued 97 BC Rome mint.

Obv: L·POMPON·MOLO, Laureate head of Apollo, right.

Rev: NVMA·POMPIL, Lighted altar; to left, Numa Pompilius holding lituus; to right, youth (victimarius) leading goat.

References: Sear 214, Cr 344/3.

Scarce.

Reverse alludes to legend that the Pomponii were descended from Pompo, the son of Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome.

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