| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 584 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,191 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; SABIN downward to left, palm frond to right / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star-in-crescent above; L • TITVRI in exergue. Crawford 344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4; BMCRR Rome 2328; Kestner 3007-10; RBW 1301. Deep iridescent toning. EF. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection [ANS 1001.1.22556] (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 513. There are two variant legends concerning Tarpeia, a maiden of Rome's mythical founding years. One story, probably the earliest, holds that she agreed to betray Rome to the Sabines by opening the city gates, in return for which she would receive what the Sabine soldiers wore on their left arms. She meant their heavy golden bracelets, but after the deed, the soldiers "rewarded" her buy crushing her under their shields, which they also "wore" on their left arms. A later version of the story holds that Tarpeia was in fact trying to save Rome by disarming the Sabines and thus died a martyr's death. The legends are probably an attempt to explain the name of the Tarpeian Rock, a promontory on Capitoline Hill from which criminals were thrown to their deaths. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551 | Auction date: 29 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 310 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 549 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.20 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; palm frond below chin / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star in crescent above. Crawford 344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4; RBW 1301. Lightly toned, areas of weakness. VF. From the Quietus Collection, purchased 29 March 2018. There are two variant legends concerning Tarpeia, a maiden of Rome's mythical founding years. One story, probably the earliest, holds that she agreed to betray Rome to the Sabines by opening the city gates, in return for which she would receive what the Sabine soldiers wore on their left arms. She meant their heavy golden bracelets, but after the deed, the soldiers "rewarded" her buy crushing her under their shields, which they also "wore" on their left arms. A later version of the story holds that Tarpeia was in fact trying to save Rome by disarming the Sabines and thus died a martyr's death. The legends are probably an attempt to explain the name of the Tarpeian Rock, a promontory on Capitoline Hill from which criminals were thrown to their deaths. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 557 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 324 Price realized: 350 USD (Approx. 322 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.95 g, 11h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; ligate TA (for Tatius) to right / Abduction of the Sabine women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1a; Sydenham 698; Tituria 1; RBW –. Light iridescent toning, test cut, minor scrape at edge, light scratches. Good VF. Ex Leu Web 24 (3 December 2022), lot 287. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 553 Price realized: 170 USD (Approx. 159 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.83 g, 7h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; palm frond below chin / Abduction of the Sabine women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1b; Sydenham 698a; Tituria 2; RBW –. Toned, light porosity, minor scratches. Near VF. Allegedly occurring early in Rome's history, the abduction of the Sabine women was an effort to provide wives to many of Romulus' mostly male followers. After first unsuccessfully negotiating with the Sabines, Romulus then devised a festival which would be attended by many of Rome's neighbors. At Romulus' signal, the women were seized and the Sabine men were driven away, with the women ultimately being made citizens with civic and property rights, and the would-be mothers of free men. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 596 Price realized: 140 USD (Approx. 132 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.98 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; palm frond below chin / Abduction of the Sabine women: two Roman soldiers, facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms. Crawford 344/1b; Sydenham 698a; Tituria 2; RBW –. Lightly toned, lamination flaw on obverse, some hairlines. Near VF. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 557 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 325 Price realized: 450 USD (Approx. 414 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bearded head right of the Sabine king, Tatius; palm frond below chin / Tarpeia facing, buried to her waist in shields, with raised hands she tries to thrust off two soldiers who are about to cast their shields at her; star in crescent above. Crawford 344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4; RBW 1301. Deep and iridescent toning. Good VF. Ex Leu Web 24 (3 December 2022), lot 288. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
