My latest addition, 2 Denarii & 1 Drachma of the Dioscuri brothers Castor & Pollux. bought this one earlier:
A very nice collection @Andres2. Some I still need and am always on the look out for within my budget. ANONYMOUS ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X REVERSE: The Dioscuri galloping right; in exergue, ROMΛ in raised letters within linear frame Struck at Rome 214-213 BC 19.8mm, 3.45g Sydenham 140. Crawford 44/5 C SERVILIUS M.F. ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS SERVILIAAR Denarius OBVERSE: Winged, helmeted head of Roma right, surmounted by head of an eagle, Lituus star under chin, ROMA below REVERSE: the Dioscuri galloping in opposite directions, C SERVEILI M F in ex. Struck at Rome 136 BC 3.4g, 18mm MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri REVERSE: Galley under oar Struck at Rome 108-109 BC 3.9g, 20mm Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7
These are really nice coins and can be gotten in decent condition for not a lot of moola. They also come with the heads reverse where the heads are reversed.
Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I AR Tetradrachm (171-145 BC) Obv.: Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Rev.: Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palm fronds and spears; monogram in lower left field. Bopearachchi 6W var. (monogram to right); SNG ANS 469-471 var. (monogram to right).
NICE @Andres2 ! Beautiful captures... Mine: AE Dioscuri: (This one is pretty hard to find...) RR Anon AE 23 Quincunx 6.96g Apollo P behind Dioscuri Luceria 5 pellets Cr 99/4 Syd 309 S 910 AR Denarius: RR Servilius 136 BCE Roma Dioscuri galloping S 116 Cr 239/1
Great OP-winners, Andres 2 ... congrats I have a sweet example as well Oh, and if we're talkin' about the Dioscuri, then don't forget about their front-man Please put your hands together for => Serapis & the Dioscuri
more nice coins...i got a rufus match! Mn. Cordius Rufus, silver denarius, Rome, 46 BC Dioscuri, Venus with Cupid at shoulder. 18 mm, 3.6 g here's a rough, but interesting indo-greek type... i really like this one but his just features their caps... the obverse features abe lincoln .....
Thanks all, for posting your beautifull Discourii , many are now on my wishlist, especially Bing's FONTEIUS what a great coin. also like Dionysus his Eucratides coin a lot , I can buy this one , what do you guys think ? current bid is $100
Though i can not find it in the fakes listst I do not get a good feeling with this last coin, and that's not just because of the surfaces. 100 $ may not be much for a coin of this type, but that is also what you get.
They are iconic, if that's not too overused. Like athens owls and man faced bulls. Not to mention roman imperial eagles etc.
View attachment 552891 MN. FONTEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS FONTEIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri REVERSE: Galley under oar Struck at Rome 108-109 BC 3.9g, 20mm Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7[/QUOTE] Love that galley.
Nice coins all! The Roma/Dioscuri on horseback has to be one of my favorite types to ever appear on Roman coins. It was first used during the Second Punic War circa 212 BC when the denarius coinage system was introduced and used well into the 2nd century in the "classic" form with later types like those with the standing dioscuri in my opinion being a sort of throw back to the original. Here are a few of my earlier Dioscuri examples, a denarius, quinarius and sestertius:
