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Lot 67. L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus AR Denarius, 89 BC
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eAuction #67, Lot 67. Estimate: CHF 100.00
L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus. AR Denarius (19 mm, 3.94 g), Rome , 89 BC.
Obv. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; SABIN downwards to left, [palm frond below chin].
Rev. Two soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms.
Crawford 344/1a.
Old cabinet tone and very fine.
The reverse refers to the myth of Tarpeia, a Vestal Virgin who betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines.
Ex Roma Numismatics eSale 17 (2015), lot 503.
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