Roman Republic

Lucius Titurius Sabinus

Denarius

羅馬共和國

盧修斯·提圖留斯·薩賓努斯

第納里烏斯

Item number: A202

Year: 89 BC

Material: Silver

Size: 18.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 3.9 g

Manufactured by: Roman Mint

Provenance: Coincraft 2016

This coin is a denarius issued in the year 89 BC by Lucius Titurius Sabinus, a moneyer of the Roman Republic.

The obverse of the coin features a profile portrait of the King of the Sabines Titus Tatius facing right, with the inscription “SABIN” to the left of the portrait, indicating the king’s name, and the letters “TA” to the right. The reverse depicts two Roman soldiers, each carrying a Sabine woman, with the inscription “L ·TITVRI” below, which represents the mint mark of Lucius Titurius Sabinus.

Denarius:
The denarius was a small silver coin introduced by ancient Rome around 211 BC and was one of the most common currencies in circulation until it was gradually replaced by the Antoninianus in the mid-3rd century during the Roman Empire.

Abduction of the Sabine Women:
The legend of the Sabine Women tells of an early instance when the Romans, seeking to establish familial ties with the surrounding tribes, proposed intermarriage with the Sabines, who refused the proposal. Following the failure of negotiations, the Romans orchestrated a mass abduction of Sabine women. The incident culminated in a treaty between the Sabines and Romans, uniting them under a single nation and permitting marriages between Sabine women and Roman men. This episode, a foundational myth of Rome, has been a frequent subject of artistic representation, though its historical accuracy remains debated.

Titus Tatius is celebrated in legend as a Sabine ruler who led his people in an epic conflict against the Romans, and following the cessation of hostilities, he co-ruled Rome with its founder, Romulus. As a descendant of this legendary figure, Lucius Titurius Sabinus took pride in his lineage and commemorated his ancestor’s deeds by minting this coin, which depicts his ancestor’s portrait.

物件編號: A202

年代: 公元前 89 年

材質:

尺寸: 18.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 mm

重量: 3.9 g

製造地: 羅馬鑄幣廠

來源: 錢幣工藝 2016

此枚為羅馬共和國的鑄幣家盧修斯·提圖留斯·薩賓努斯(Lucius Titurius Sabinus)於公元前89年發行的第納里烏斯。 

銀幣的正面刻有薩賓國王提圖斯·塔提烏斯(Titus Tatius)面向右側的側面肖像,肖像左側刻著「SABIN」字樣,為國王的名字,肖像右側則刻有「TA」的字母。硬幣的背面則刻有兩名羅馬士兵,懷裡各抱著一名薩賓婦女,下方刻有「L ·TITVRI 」的字樣,為盧修斯·提圖留斯·薩賓努斯的代表記號。 

第納里烏斯(Denarius):
第納里烏斯是古羅馬從約公元前211年開始發行的一種小銀幣,是最常見的流通貨幣之一,直到公元3世紀中期才逐漸被羅馬帝國發行的貨幣安東尼尼安努斯(Antoninianus)取代。

薩賓婦女的傳說:
傳說中羅馬人最初與周圍部落提出談判,希望與薩賓人通婚以建立家庭,薩賓人拒絕此項提議。談判失敗後羅馬發起了大規模綁架薩賓婦女的活動,事件結束後,薩賓和羅馬簽訂條約合為一國,並允許薩賓婦女和羅馬人結婚。而後這個事件成為藝術作品的常見主題。這個羅馬建國傳說事件的真實性仍存在爭議。

提圖斯·塔提烏斯是薩賓的傳奇統治者,他帶領薩賓人對抗羅馬人,進行了一場史詩般的戰鬥,並在戰鬥結束後,與羅馬建國者羅穆盧斯(Romulus)一同統治羅馬。羅馬共和國的鑄幣家盧修斯·提圖留斯·薩賓努斯以身為他的後裔為傲,同時為紀念他的事蹟,便鑄造了此枚描繪其祖先肖像的錢幣。 

類似/相同物件 請看:

數位博物館 Digital Museum

https://global.museum-digital.org/object/539775

奧地利 藝術史博物館 Kunsthistorisches Museum

https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/1059596/ 

美國 沃爾特斯美術館 The Walters Museum

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/1053/denarius-of-lucius-titurius-sabinus/

更多相關訊息請參考:

https://ancientrome.ru/ac/rome/rep/cr0004.htm

https://livyarrow.org/tag/titus-tatius/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titus-Tatius

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Denarius.html

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/peter-paul-rubens-the-rape-of-the-sabine-women

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG176771

https://academic.sun.ac.za/antieke/coins/muntwerf/repdsabin.html

https://picryl.com/media/peter-paul-rubens-the-rape-of-the-sabine-women-6912ee

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