375, Lot: 651. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 2h). Rome mint. Bareheaded, bearded head of King Tatius right; palm frond below chin; A • PV downward before, SABIN downward to right / 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 344/2c; Sydenham 699a; Tituria 5. VF, toned, some marks on reverse.
From the Nicoleta Collection.