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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 1782082, member: 44132&quot;]I&#039;ve been watching for an affordable example of this and finally found it.&nbsp; It&#039;s a bit over-cleaned with some cleaning scratches, but the image does not do it justice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>L. TITURIUS L.F. SABINUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS TITURIA</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBV:&nbsp; Head of Taitus facing right, SABIN behind, palm before</p><p>REV:&nbsp; Tarpeia buried to her waist in shields, fending off two&nbsp;&nbsp; soldiers about to throw their shields on her; L. TITVRI in exergue</p><p>Struck at Rome, 89 BC</p><p>3.2 g, 20 mm</p><p>Cr344/2b; Sydenham 699; Tituria 4</p><p>[ATTACH=full]285563[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;In a subplot of the myth of the rape of the Sabine women, Tarpeia was a Vestal Virgin</p><p>&nbsp;that betrayed the city of Rome to the Sabines when they were attempting to rescue</p><p>&nbsp;their wives and daughters. The price for her betrayal was what the Sabine soldiers</p><p>&nbsp;wore on their left arms, meaning their gold bracelets. The Sabines were offended by</p><p>&nbsp;Tarpeia&#039;s greed and treason, and took her price literally. She met her death under</p><p>&nbsp;the crushing weight of the soldiers&#039; shields.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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