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 €
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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