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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2332571, member: 44132&quot;]Not much, but a fairly nice RR.&nbsp; It turns interesting when discussing the obverse portrait. The moneyer is Quintus Titius. The obverse depicts a bearded man, wearing a winged diadem. The identification of the man and his significance for this moneyer are unknown. However, there is a school of thought that the portrait depicts a bearded Mutunus Tutunus.&nbsp; Mutunus Tutunus was a phallic marriage deity. During preliminary marriage rites, Roman brides are supposed to have straddled the phallus of Mutunus to prepare themselves for intercourse.&nbsp; The winged diadem is a reference to the Priapus of Lampsacus and to the winged phallus, a common motif in Roman decorative arts.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472993[/ATTACH] </p><p>Q TITIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS TITIA</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>OBVERSE: Head of Mutinus Titinus (Priapus) right, wearing winged diadem </p><p>REVERSE: Pegasus springing right, Q TITI on base</p><p>Struck at Rome 90 BC</p><p>3.8g, 18mm</p><p>Cr341/1, Syd 691; Titia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, your comments are welcome, and please post any coins you feel even remotely related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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