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DR-170 | Crawford: 234/1
Tiberius Veturius
Tiberius Veturius


Gens: Veturia
Moneyer: Tiberius Veturius
Date and mint: 137 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of Mars, right, drapery and helmet. Dotted border.
Legend: TI VET
Symbols: Obverse behind, x

Reverse: Oath scene. Two soldiers facing each other, one bearded and unarmored, the other beardless and armored; Each holds a spear in his left hand and with the sword in his right he touches the pig supported by the kneeling figure between them. Line border.
Legend: ROMA

Comment: The image represented on the reverse shows us a ceremony of some military oath in which a member of the Veturia family had to participate, which was also one of the oldest in Rome.

Provenance: Gemini LLC (2011)
Price: 2,420
234/1
234/1
Image courtesy of: Gemini LLC

Other references

Crawford: 234/1
DR: 170
BMCRR (Grueber): Italia 550
B (Babelon): Veturia 1
RSC (Seaby): Veturia 1
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 1186
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 111
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 527
Cal (Calicó): 1344
RBW: 969
Other authors:

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