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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens TITURIA. Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus, 89 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Bearded head of king Titus Tatius facing right, SABIN. downwards behind, conjoined TA mint-mark before chin. |
| Reverse: | Rape of the Sabine women: two soldiers facing each other, each bearing a Sabine woman; L. TITURI. in exergue. |
| Reference: | Crawford 344/2a; Babelon 1; Sydenham 698. Grade: ChaU. |
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Contributor: Guy Clark.
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| Issuer: | Gens TITURIA. Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus, 89 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Bearded head of king Titus Tatius facing right, SABIN. downwards behind, branch before chin. |
| Reverse: | Tarpeia, buried to the waist in shields, hands raised trying to fend off two Roman soldiers who are about to cast their shields on her; star in crescent above, L. TITVRI in exergue. |
| Reference: | Crawford 344/2b; RSC Tituria 4, Sydenham 699. Grade: GVF. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens MARCIA. Gaius Marcius Censorinus, 88 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Diademed heads to the right of Numa Pompilius, bearded, and Ancus Marcius, not bearded. |
| Reverse: | C. CENSO, two horses galloping right, a youth (desultor) with whip riding them. (control mark below?) |
| Reference: | Crawford 346/1c; Babelon 18. Grade: aU/EF. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens MARCIA. Gaius Marcius Censorinus, 88 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Apollo to the right with ringlets. |
| Reverse: | Horse galloping right, wearing bridle, C. CENSOR below. Control-marks: YK above, H in exergue. |
| Reference: | Crawford 346/2b; Babelon 19. Sydenham 714. Grade: aU. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens RUBRIA. Lucius Rubrius Dossenus, 87 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Laureated head of Jupiter with sceptre on shoulder; DOSSEN just visible below. |
| Reverse: | Triumphal quadriga (tensa) (side decorated with thunderbolt) moving right, L. RVBR[I]. in exergue. |
| Reference: | Crawford 348/1; Babelon 1. Grade: U. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens RUBRIA. Lucius Rubrius Dossenus, 87 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Helmeted (Corinthian) bust of Roma/Minerva to the right, wearing aegis? DOS downwards behind. |
| Reverse: | Triumphal quadriga (tensa) (side decorated with thunderbolt) moving right, Victory with spread wings in a biga above, [L. R]VBRI in exergue |
| Reference: | Crawford 348/3; Babelon 3. Grade: ChEF/aU. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens JULIA. Lucius Julius Bursio, 85 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Laureated head of male deity with attributes of Apollo (locks), Mercury (side-wings) and Neptune (trident). Poppy control-symbol over shoulder. |
| Reverse: | Victory holding wreath right hand, reins in left, riding in quadriga to the right, L. IVLI BVRSIO in exergue. I or P control-mark above. |
| Reference: | Crawford 352/1c; Babelon 5, Sydenham 728. Grade: F/VF. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens FONTEIA. Manius C. f. Fonteius, 85 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo (Veiovis?) facing right, ligatured MN and FONTEI downwards behind, thunderbolt underneath, ligatured AP under chin. |
| Reverse: | Cupid riding a goat (Amalthea?) right, pilei (freedman's caps) with stars above; thyrsus in exergue; all in wreath. |
| Reference: | Crawford 353/1a; Babelon 9, Sydenham 724. Grade: F/aF. |
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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
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| Issuer: | Gens FONTEIA. Manius C. f. Fonteius, 85 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo (Veiovis?) facing right, ligatured MN and FONTEI downwards behind, thunderbolt underneath, C(F) upwards below chin. |
| Reverse: | Cupid riding a goat (Amalthea?) right, pilei (freedman's caps) above; thyrsus in exergue; all in wreath. |
| Reference: | Crawford 353/1c; Babelon 10, Sydenham 724a. Grade: aVF. |
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Contributor: Kenneth Dorney.
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| Issuer: | Gens FONTEIA. Manius C. f. Fonteius, 85 BC. AR Denarius. |
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Apollo (Veiovis?) facing right, EX. A. P. downwards behind. |
| Reverse: | Cupid riding a goat (Amalthea?) right, pilei (freedman's caps) on either side of goat; thyrsus in exergue; all in wreath. |
| Reference: | Crawford 353/2. Grade: F. |
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