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Denarius of Lucius Titurius Sabinus

Roman (Artist)
89 BCE (Roman Republican)
silver; struck

Obverse: Head of Sabine king Titus Tatius, right; beaded border. Reverse: Two cloaked soldiers, facing inward, each carrying a Sabine woman; beaded border. The iconography of this coin is an elaborate pun on the issuer’s name (Titurius Sabinus).

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] SABIN(us) [Translation] Sabinus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] L(ucius) TITVRI(us) [Translation] Lucius Titurius

Provenance
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Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 3/4 in. (1.86 cm); axis: 9:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, 1974

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.766

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