L. Titurius Sabinus, AR denarius (3.99 g), 89 BC, head of King Tatius of the Sabines right/winged Victory drives biga right with rearing horses, crowning them with a laurel wreath, legend L. TITVRI, control mark XXXV below.
Tatius was according to Roman tradition, King of the Sabines in the 8th century BC, contemporary to Romulus. After the abduction of the Sabine women, war broke out between the Sabines and the Romans, leading to a peace treaty in which Tatius and Romulus shared power over the two peoples.
Very fine, light tone.
Cr. 344/3
From a German collection, ex-Künker list 134 (August 1997), no. 34, with original ticket at 160 DM.
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