Details
LOT 3053
L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus AR Denarius. 89 BC.
Rome mint. Bearded head of the Sabine king Tatius to right; SABIN downwards behind, [palm branch beneath chin], A • PV before / Tarpeia buried to waist in shields, thrusting off two soldiers about to cast their shields at her; star in crescent above, [L •] TITVRI in exergue. Crawford 344/2c; BMCRR Rome 2326; RSC Tituria 5. Very Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone with blue and golden iridescence around the devices.(3.78gr, 17mm, 8h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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