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Denarius with head of Tatius, struck under L. Titurius Sabinus
Roman
Republican Period
about 89 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 3.93 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1985.440
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of King Tatius, right; before, palm branch.
SABIN (downwards)
Reverse: Two soldiers, shields raised, burying Tarpeia. Above, crescent and star.
In exergue: LTITVRI
SABIN (downwards)
Reverse: Two soldiers, shields raised, burying Tarpeia. Above, crescent and star.
In exergue: LTITVRI
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Dennis P. Devine, 24 Meroke Lane, Rocky Point, New York 11778; September 24, 1985: purchased by MFA from Dennis P. Devine