Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2492578, member: 72818&quot;]The authorities seem conflicted on this identification, but most do regard this denarius as depicting a bearded &#039;Mutunus Tutunus&#039; who was a Roman phallic marriage deity dating back to about the founding of Rome and ASSOCIATED with Priapus who originated with the ancient Greeks and dates back at least as long. Apparently......&quot;During preliminary marriage rites, Roman brides are supposed to have straddled the phallus of Mutunus to prepare themselves for intercourse....&quot; This &#039;cult&#039; of Mutinus Titinus (another accepted spelling) seems to have died out by the 1st century AD and replaced BIG TIME with Priapus as the excavations at Pompeii seem to suggest <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>An apparent pun by the moneyer seems to link the bust with this bearded deity as TITINVS is slang for penis (and MUTTO as well) and a wordplay on TITVS with the &#039;winged diadem&#039; may have been a visual pun of a winged penis since &#039;TITVS&#039; also refers to a type of bird. Thus, the &#039;winged diadem&#039; is believed by some to be a reference to the.....&quot;Priapus of Lampsacus and to the winged phallus as a common motif in Roman decorative arts...&quot; Crawford seems to strongly disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, it&#039;s kind of a cool coin LOL....Even with the &#039;honest wear&#039; and perhaps some additional &#039;cleaning&#039;, it exhibits a near centered strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Q TITIVS, Rome mint 90 BC; 18 mm, 3,88 grams</p><p>Bearded head of Mutinus Titinus right, wearing winged diadem</p><p>Pegasus springing right from tables inscribed Q TITI</p><p>Crawford 341/1: Syd 691</p><p>[ATTACH=full]527747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]527748[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in