Obverse: bearded head right of the Sabine king Tatius with ligate TA inscription. Reverse: abduction of the Sabine women showing two Roman soldiers facing each other, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms.

Titus Tatius was the legendary Sabine king who marched on Rome to avenge the abduction of his women and, after the conflict was resolved, ruled jointly with Romulus; the moneyer L. Titurius Sabinus claimed descent from him and built his coinage around Sabine themes.

The abduction of the Sabine women, traditionally placed in the reign of Romulus, supplied Rome with wives by force when neighboring peoples refused intermarriage and became one of the founding episodes of the city.

Obverse legend: TA, the ligate abbreviation of TATIVS, identifying the portrait as the Sabine king.

Toned with light iridescence, minor marks, area of flat strike, traces of find patina

Toned with some luster, area of weakness on reverse

Deep iridescent toning, die break on obverse, scratches, reverse struck slightly off center, edge test cuts

Deep iridescent toning, some scratches, flan flaw and die breaks on reverse

Toned with thin obverse die break, reverse slightly off center, spot of roughness on reverse.

Toned with light porosity and minor scratches

Lightly toned with lamination flaw on obverse and some hairlines.

Deeply toned with some light iridescence, reverse slightly off center, light horn silver

Light iridescent toning, test cut, minor scrape at edge, light scratches

Attractively toned with some iridescence, minor spots of weakness

Deeply toned with some iridescence, struck slightly off center, a couple minor areas of weakness, some light scratches mostly under tone.

Iridescent tone. Exceptional strike showing facial details of figures on reverse.

Lightly toned, reverse struck slightly off center, light scratches and minor marks, a few hard green deposits on obverse

Toned with some light scratches and porosity, struck slightly off center.

Toned with light iridescence, patch of roughness

Toned with find patina, scratches and marks

Toned surface with light porosity, deposits, and a flan crack.

Toned with banker's mark on obverse, porous surfaces, slight bend in flan, edge chip reveals crystallization.

Attractive old collection toning, reverse struck slightly off center

Toned with a few light marks and slight weakness of strike.

Toned with find patina remnants, numerous scratches and marks

Toned with thin flan crack, struck from a worn obverse die

Toned with deposits, some scratches and marks

Lightly toned with light marks and scratches, minor pitting.

Toned with a few light marks and scratches; scrape on reverse.

Toned with some light deposits, a few scratches and marks, flatly struck in areas.

Toned with light porosity. Flatly struck in areas. Obverse die rust present.

Iridescent tone with a few light marks under tone

Iridescent tone with faint hairlines on reverse under tone

Attractive cabinet toning with a hint of iridescence, reverse struck slightly off center

Iridescent toning, faint hairlines and a few light scratches


3/19/25	$180	F	CNG	▲ +33%
3/5/25	$90	VF	CNG	▼ −64%
2/5/25	$425	VF	CNG	▲ +72%
2/5/25	$150	VF	CNG	▼ −39%
11/20/24	$90	VF	CNG	▼ −64%

Denarius of L. Titurius L.f. SabinusCrawford 344/1a

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