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Roman Republic Denarius, Q. Titius, Mutinus Titinus (Priapus), Pegasus. GORGEOUS

Roman Republic Denarius, Q. Titius, Mutinus Titinus (Priapus), Pegasus. GORGEOUS

$ 237.6

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    Description

    Hide your daughters, here comes Priapus! - or a manifestation of the god as Mutinus Titinus, a phallic marriage deity. During preliminary marriage rites, brides were supposed to have straddled the phallus of Mutinus to prepare themselves for intercourse. Ahem. As if that weren’t interesting enough, the reverse of this type features the divine winged horse Pegasus, the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa.
    A fascinating and gorgeous coin with nice provenance!
    ROMAN REPUBLIC.
    Q. Titius, moneyer.
    AR Denarius, 17mm, 4.12g, 8h; Rome, 90 BC.
    Obv.: Head of Mutinus Titinus (Priapus) right, wearing winged diadem.
    Rev.: Pegasus springing right, Q TITI on base.
    References: Cr. 341/1; Syd. 691.
    From the DePew Collection, ex-Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Lagerliste 598 (1996), 35; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 46 (Part 1) via
    Biddr.com
    , lot 651, 2/15/2018.