421, Lot: 535. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus. 89 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.66 g, 6h). 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; RBW 1301. VF, toned, light graffiti in obverse field.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.