★ One of the few examples! ★

Q. Pomponiud Musa, 56 BC. AR, Denarius. 3.56 g. 18.70 mm. Celtic imitation of Rome.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Rev: MVSA Q·POMPONI. Terpsichore, right, with round lyre in left hand and plectrum.
Ref: Cf. Crawford 410/7d ; Sydenham 820a (for prototype).
Very Fine.
Very Rare.

Of all muses in C. Pomponius' series of muses, Erato, the muse of erotic poetry and is many times rarer than all the other. Even the Kästner Museum in Hanover does not have a single specimen in its extensive collection.