449, Lot: 452. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.83 g, 2h). Rome mint. Bareheaded, bearded head of King Tatius right; palm frond below chin; SABIN downward to left, A PV 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. Toned, a bit of obverse die rust. VF.

Ex Karl Sifferman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 171, 22 August 2007), lot 149.