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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8170841, member: 99456&quot;]The Dioscuri, heroes who came to Rome’s aid in her time of need and brought Roman victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/memmius-denarius-jpg.1294060/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Republic: L. Memmius</b>, 109-108 BC, AR Denarius</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Male head right, wearing oak-wreath</p><p><b>Rev:</b> The Dioscuri standing facing, holding their horses</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Crawford <a href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-304.1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-304.1" rel="nofollow">304/1</a>; Memmia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>and about 400 years later:<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maxentius-ostia-jpg.1294059/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Roman Empire: Maxentius,</b> AD 307-312, Æ Follis, Ostia mint, 4th officina, struck AD 309-312</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> The Dioscuri standing facing one another, each holding scepter and bridle of horse; MOSTQ</p><p><b>Ref:</b> RIC VI <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.ost.35" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.ost.35" rel="nofollow">35</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> More Dioscuri[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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