[ 5889] Q. Pomponius Musa moneyer, POLYMNIA

[ 5889] Q. Pomponius Musa moneyer, POLYMNIA - MUSE of RHETORIC Silver Denarius (3.67 gm.) Rome, 66 B.C. Razor sharp details. SUPERB. Reference: Babelon Pomponia 15. Sydenham 817. Crawford 410/10a. Laureate head of Apollo right, behind, wreath. Q.POMPONI-MVSA facing, wearing wreath. Pedigree: Ex Varesi , June 1995. Provided with certificate of authenticity. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by Sergey Nechayev, PhD - Numismatic Expert Polyhymnia (/pÉ’liËˆhÉªmniÉ™/; Greek: Î Î¿Î»Ï…Ï�Î¼Î½Î¹Î±, Î Î¿Î»Ï�Î¼Î½Î¹Î±; "the one of many hymns"), was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar. Polyhymnia is also sometimes credited as being the Muse of geometry and meditation.. In Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus wrote, "Polyhymnia, because by her great (polle) praises (humnesis) she brings distinction to writers whose works have won for them immortal fame...". She appears in Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso. Canto XXIII, line 56, and is referenced in modern works of fiction. Payment & Shipping: Will accept payments via PayPal. = MM_contentVersion; } else if (navigator.userAgent && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0 && (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win") != -1)) { document.write('\n'); document.write('on error resume next\n'); document.write('MM_FlashCanPlay = ( IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & MM_contentVersion)))\n\n'); } if (MM_FlashCanPlay) { document.write(''); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } else { document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' This Vendio Gallery is best viewed with Macromedia Flash Player 6or higher. '); document.write(' Click here to get the latestMacromedia Flash Player. '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } //--> Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser.