Crawford 344/1b, Roman Republic, 89 BC., moneyer Lucius Titurius Sabinus, Denarius

Roman Republic (Rome mint 89 BC.), moneyer Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus. “Lucius Titurius Lucii Filius Sabinus”, (Lucius Titurius son of Lucius Sabinus).
Denarius (17-19 mm, 3,76 g), silver, axis medal alignment ?? (ca. 0°),
Obv.: SABIN behind, bare-headed and bearded head of King Tatius right; palm-branch below chin.
Rev.: L. TITVRI in exergue, two Roman soldiers standing facing one another, each carrying a kidnapped Sabine woman, left, in his arm.
Crawford 344/1b ; Syd. 698a .
area of flat strike on reverse, otherwise VF – EF condition

The gens Tituria was of Sabine origin and the moneyer Lucius Titurius Sabinus perhaps descended from Tatius, king Sabin, a contemporary of Romulus. The reverse tells the story of the kidnapping of the Sabines by the Romans. The Rape of the Sabine Women (Latin: Sab?nae raptae), also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women, was an incident in Roman mythology in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region. It has been a frequent subject of painters and sculptors, particularly during the Renaissance and post-Renaissance eras.
According to the Roman foundation myth, Titus Tatius was the king of the Sabines from Cures and joint-ruler of the Kingdom of Rome for several years. According to the Roman foundation myth, Titus Tatius was the king of the Sabines from Cures and joint-ruler of the Kingdom of Rome for several years.
During the reign of Romulus, the first king of Rome, Tatius declared war on Rome in response to the incident known as The Rape of the Sabine Women. After he captured the stronghold atop the Capitoline Hill through the treachery of Tarpeia, the Sabines and Romans fought an epic battle that concluded when the abducted Sabine women intervened to convince the two sides to reconcile and end the war. The two kingdoms were joined and the two kings ruled jointly until Tatius' murder five years later. The joint kingdom was still called Rome and the citizens of the city were still called Romans, but as a community, they were to be called Quirites. The Sabines were integrated into the existing tribes and curies.

For this type Crawford counted an estimate of 294 obverse dies and 327 reverse dies for all three varieties.