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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4525370, member: 110350"]Despite my interest in Roman Republican coins, and the large number of them that depict the Dioscuri (especially early on), I had never bought one showing the heavenly twins until now. The one I decided to buy is one of the very few (if not the only one?) that shows them doing something other than galloping on horseback in the same direction:</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, C. Servilius M.f., AR Denarius 136 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right wearing winged helmet, wreath behind neck, ROMA beneath with * [XVI monogram] to left / Rev. Dioscuri on horseback riding in opposite directions, heads turned back to face each other, twin on right holding spear downwards behind horse, C. SERVEILI M F in exergue. RSC I Servilia 1, Crawford 239/1, Sydenham 525, Sear RCV I 116 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 540. 19.35 mm., 3.89 g. [<i>According to Sear, this is the first Republican coin with the “ROMA” legend on the obverse</i>.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Seller's images:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121080[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My own attempts (not because I think I can do better -- although I think the obverse may be slightly blurred in the seller's photo -- but to show a little more detail, as with the Postumius Albinus/priest & heifer photos I posted yesterday).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121082[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121090[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know of any other Republican (or Imperial) coins showing the Dioscuri doing something other than galloping in the same direction?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4525370, member: 110350"]Despite my interest in Roman Republican coins, and the large number of them that depict the Dioscuri (especially early on), I had never bought one showing the heavenly twins until now. The one I decided to buy is one of the very few (if not the only one?) that shows them doing something other than galloping on horseback in the same direction: Roman Republic, C. Servilius M.f., AR Denarius 136 BCE. Obv. Head of Roma right wearing winged helmet, wreath behind neck, ROMA beneath with * [XVI monogram] to left / Rev. Dioscuri on horseback riding in opposite directions, heads turned back to face each other, twin on right holding spear downwards behind horse, C. SERVEILI M F in exergue. RSC I Servilia 1, Crawford 239/1, Sydenham 525, Sear RCV I 116 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 540. 19.35 mm., 3.89 g. [[I]According to Sear, this is the first Republican coin with the “ROMA” legend on the obverse[/I].] Seller's images: [ATTACH=full]1121080[/ATTACH] My own attempts (not because I think I can do better -- although I think the obverse may be slightly blurred in the seller's photo -- but to show a little more detail, as with the Postumius Albinus/priest & heifer photos I posted yesterday). [ATTACH=full]1121082[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1121090[/ATTACH] Does anyone know of any other Republican (or Imperial) coins showing the Dioscuri doing something other than galloping in the same direction?[/QUOTE]
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