Details
LOT 3281
L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus AR Denarius. 89 BC. Rome mint.
Bare head of King Tatius to right; TA monogram to right, SABIN to left / Rape of the Sabine Women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms; L•TITVRI below. Crawford 344/1a; RSC Tituria 1. Near Very Fine. Bankers' marks on obverse.(3.45gr, 19mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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