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TitleDenarius Serratus - Sydenham 905 - Crawford 404/1
Mint Date70 B.C.E.
MoneyerTitus Vettius Sabinus
DenominationDenarius Serratus
MaterialSilver
Method of ManufactureStruck
Dimensions19 mm
Weight3.7 grams
AuthorityRoman Republic
MintRome
ClassificationSydenham 905; Crawford 404/1
Sydenham PeriodPeriod VII - c. 78-55 B.C.E.
DescriptionSydenham (pg. 149) mentions that the family names of Tituria and Vettia have Sabine origin and that the figure riding the biga could be either Tatius, Numa or the 'interrex', Spurius Vettius, an ancestor of the moneyer. Crawford (pg. 414), however, believes that the charioteer is too vague of a representation to give name to (although they mention Numa and Hercules as possible candidates) and that it is best to identify him as a 'magistrate engaged in judicial activity, perhaps over corn distribution'. Badian's note on this object calls the figure a magistrate.
Type-ObverseBearded head of King Titus Tatius to right; below chin, TA; behind, SABINVS downwards; before, S·C downwards; border of dots
Type-ReverseTogate figure in biga to left; holding reins in right hand and magistrate's staff in left hand; above, IVDEX; behind, corn-ear; in exergue, T·VETTIVS; border of dots
Legend-ObverseTA SABINVS S·C
Legend-ReverseIVDEX T·VETTIVS
Physical LocationRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
Rights HolderRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rights DeclarationProfessor Corey Brennan of Rutgers University is Professor Badian's literary/academic executor, and it is with Professor Brennan's full consent that Rutgers University Libraries can use the Badian notes in the Roman Coins portal.
Associated EntityDonor: Dr. Ernst Badian
Shelving LocatorCatalog Number BAD0932; Box Number 53