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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.82
People
Moneyer: 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/21094

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.74 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, A.PV downwards; behind, SABIN downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: In exergue, L.TITVRI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Knobloch in 1967.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 344/2c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.82
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 A PV (argento publico) downwards and palm branch; behind, SABIN downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Killing of Tarpeia; above, star in crescent; in exergue, L.TITVRI. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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