370, Lot: 329. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.21 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bareheaded, bearded head of King Tatius right; palm frond below chin / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star in crescent above. Crawford 344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4. Good VF, darkly toned, obverse struck off center, lacquered.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.