Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 3369 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $140
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SOLD $80
L. TITURIUS L.F. Sabinus, (89 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.88 grams), obv. bare head of king Tatius to right, SABIN behind, palm before, rev. two Roman soldiers each carrying a woman in his arms, L.TITVRI in exergue, (S.249, Cr.344/1b, Syd.698a, B.Tituria 2); Q. Minucius Rufus, (c.122 B.C.), silver denarius (3.77 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, X below chin, RVF behind, rev. Dioscuri to right, Q. MINV below, ROMA in exergue, (S.152, Cr.277/1, Syd.421, RSC Minucia 1). Nearly very fine and scarce. (2)
The first coin of Titurius relates to that family's descent from the Sabines and perhaps from king Tatius himself. The reverse depicts the rape of the Sabines by the Romans.
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