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Numa Pompilius (reigned c. 715 - 673 B.C.) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him.


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NVMA. - The head of this king, with his name inscribed on the diadem (see the word), appears on a rare silver coin of the Calpurnia family, whose boast it was that they were descended from Calpus, the son of Numa Pompilius, as both Plutarch and Festus expressly affirm. -- The head of Numa also occurs on a denarius of the Pompeia family, with the legend CN. PISO PRO Q. -- Likewise on a brass coin of the same monetary triumvir, on the reverse of which is the head of Augustus, as may be seen in Morell. -- A denarius of the Marcia family also presents a portrait of this royal lawgiver; and on a scarce denarius of the Pomponia family, the reverse exhibits the following: --


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