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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4905177, member: 96898"]As fas as I understand, triga racing was an Etruscan tradition continued by the Romans only to some degree. Trigae also appear in ancient Greek literature, but there they are used in warfare, not for racing. In the <i>Iliad</i>, for example, Achilles' chariot is drawn by the two immortal horses Balius and Xanthus and a mortal trace horse named Pedasus (Iliad, XVI.130).</p><p><br /></p><p>Only two Roman Republican coins show a triga, and this type of chariot doesn't appear on Imperial coins. I didn't know about the provincial type [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER] has shown above. </p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1183344[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyers: Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus, Q. Urbinus, AR denarius, 111–110 BC, Rome mint. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, quadrangular device. Rev: T MAL AP CL Q VR; Victory in triga r., holding reins in both hands. 20.5mm, 3.82g. Ref: RRC 299/1b.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1183343[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, moneyer C. Naevius Balbus, denarius serratus, 79 BC. Obv: diademed head of Venus right, SC behind. Rev: Victory in triga right, C NAE BALB in exergue; above, CLXXXX. Ref: Crawford 382/1b. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4905177, member: 96898"]As fas as I understand, triga racing was an Etruscan tradition continued by the Romans only to some degree. Trigae also appear in ancient Greek literature, but there they are used in warfare, not for racing. In the [I]Iliad[/I], for example, Achilles' chariot is drawn by the two immortal horses Balius and Xanthus and a mortal trace horse named Pedasus (Iliad, XVI.130). Only two Roman Republican coins show a triga, and this type of chariot doesn't appear on Imperial coins. I didn't know about the provincial type [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER] has shown above. [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1183344[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyers: Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus, Q. Urbinus, AR denarius, 111–110 BC, Rome mint. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, quadrangular device. Rev: T MAL AP CL Q VR; Victory in triga r., holding reins in both hands. 20.5mm, 3.82g. Ref: RRC 299/1b. [ATTACH=full]1183343[/ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer C. Naevius Balbus, denarius serratus, 79 BC. Obv: diademed head of Venus right, SC behind. Rev: Victory in triga right, C NAE BALB in exergue; above, CLXXXX. Ref: Crawford 382/1b. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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