408, Lot: 417. Estimate $300. Sold for $307. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 9h). Rome mint. Bareheaded and bearded head of King Tatius right; 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; Type as RBW 1301. Near EF, toned, reverse die break.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Crinon-Alde (19 October 2016), lot 190.

The right hand soldier on this coin appears to be wearing a flowing cloak, which would be consistent with the types on RRC 344/1 but not on 344/2. Close examination suggests that the cloak may be the result of a coincidental die break. [Andrew McCabe]