L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus AR Denarius, Tarpeia reverse L. Titurius L. f. Sabinus. AR Denarius (19 mm, 3.94 g), Roma (Rome), 89 BC. Obv. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; SABIN downwards to left, palm frond below chin. Rev. Two soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1a. Struck off-centre. Very fine. The reverse refers to the myth of Tarpeia, a Vestal Virgin who betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines.
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