Denarius of L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.122
People: Issued by L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 89- 88 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/142237

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.26 g

Die Axis

9

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Before, TA (in monogram); behind, SABIN downwards
Reverse Inscription: In exergue, L.TITVRI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 344/1a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Waltrud Lampé in memory of her husband Ernst Lampé, Class of 1941
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.122
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bearded head of King Titus Tatius r.; before, TA (in monogram); behind, SABIN downwards. Border of dots. Edge of flan flattened at 5 o'clock, obscuring right part of TA monogram.
Rev.: Rape of the Sabine women; in exergue, L.TITVRI. Border of dots. Edge of flan flattened between 10 and 11 o'clock.

Verification Level

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