BCE 0137 Titus Veturius Silver Denarius (Mars/Youth swearing oath on pig)
Description
Roman Republic Denarius of Titus Veturius
137 BCE
Silver
Obverse: Helmeted head of Mars facing right.
Reverse: Two warriors swear an oath over a pig held by a kneeling attendant. The scene represents the ratification of a sacred treaty through ritual sacrifice, one of the most celebrated historical depictions on Roman Republican coinage.
Struck by the moneyer Titus Veturius in 137 BCE, this denarius commemorates Rome’s ancestral traditions of military honor, diplomacy, and religious obligation. The reverse likely refers to an early treaty from Rome’s legendary past and remains one of the most recognizable narrative designs of the Roman Republic.
Roman Republic, 137 BCE
Silver denarius
Approx. 18–19 mm; c. 3.8–4.0 g
