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L. Tituri L.f. Sabinus. AE quadrans (17.20 mm, 2.49 g, 4 h). Laureate head Apollo right, before mark of value / L·TITVR ligate, reverted; Prow r.; in exergue, SAB reverted. Crawford 344/7. Good VF. Extremely Rare.
From the RBW Collection; Ex RBS 57.
this is only the seventh Cr344/7 known to me and tied for second best. RBW's NAC 63, 87. Some previous experts rejected the semis and quadrans with this bungled legend, but the rest of the design is fine so I agree with Crawford in accepting it. One engraver simply forgot to engrave in retrograde. Also note that an imitator wouldn't have bothered to make the broad sprues characteristic of Cr344 AE
From the RBW Collection; Ex RBS 57.
this is only the seventh Cr344/7 known to me and tied for second best. RBW's NAC 63, 87. Some previous experts rejected the semis and quadrans with this bungled legend, but the rest of the design is fine so I agree with Crawford in accepting it. One engraver simply forgot to engrave in retrograde. Also note that an imitator wouldn't have bothered to make the broad sprues characteristic of Cr344 AE