Romans and Italians 443(a) (b)Figure 29.3 Obverse and Reverse of 307/1ab: Dioscuri of Tusculum. Courtesy of Rutgers Uni-
versity Libraries, Special Collections, Badian Coin Collection.
Sabines also enjoyed a pride of place in the hierarchy of Italic ethnic identity. Many
Sabines, trying to advance themselves in Rome’s political culture, played up their
Sabinity through a variety of genealogical legends, linking themselves with well-known
figures such as Numa Pompilius, Titus Tatius, and Ancus Marcius (see Figure 29.4),
and with more obscure (and often eponymous) ones such as the demigod Sabus and
Figure 29.4 Obverse of 344/1a: Titus Tatius. Courtesy of Rutgers University Libraries, Special
Collections, Badian Coin Collection.