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ANCIENT ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINS - TI. VETURIUS - OATH-TAKING SCENE DENARIUS 137 BC. Obv: helmeted, draped bust of Mars right; X behind. Rev: youth kneeling left, head right, holding pig; soldier on either side; one touching pig with sword, the other laying hand on youth. 3.49 grams. Good fine; old dark tone. [No Reserve] Provenance Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope; acquired 1978. Literature Crawford 234/1; Sydenham 527; Veturia 1; Sear 111. Footnotes Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors.