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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Non-Olympian| ▸ |Dioscuri||View Options:   | | | The Disocuri were Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces), the twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen of Troy. The twins shared the same mother but had different fathers. Pollux, the son of Zeus, was immortal but Castor was mortal. When Castor died, Pollux asked to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together. They were transformed into the Gemini constellation and the two spend alternate days on Olympus (as gods) and in Hades (as deceased mortals). The pair were regarded as the patrons of sailors, to whom they appeared as St. Elmo's fire. |
Eucratides I Megas replaced the Euthydemid dynasty with his own. He fought the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was defeated and pushed back to Bactria. His vast coinage suggests a rule of considerable importance. SH70829. Silver tetradrachm, Bopearachchi-Rahman 241; Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465; HGC 12 131; Mitchiner IGIS I 177ee; SNG Cop 272 - 273 var. (monogram), gVF, porous in areas, weight 16.771 g, maximum diameter 32.5 mm, die axis 0o, Pushkalavati(?) mint, c. 171 - 145 B.C.; obverse diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, each holds a spear in his right, and palm fronds in left; monogram below horses; ex CNG Auctions 291, lot 166; SOLD
M. Junius Brutus, proconsul & imperator, by Moneyer L. Servius Rufus, 41 B.C.
M. Junius Brutus (also called Q. Caepio Brutus) is the most famous of Caesars assassins. This type, along with other scarce types from 41 B.C., was the last of the "Republican" coinage. The moneyer was L. Servius Rufus.SH08484. Silver denarius, SRCV I 503, RSC I Sulpicia 10, Crawford 515/2, Sydenham 1082, aF, weight 3.28 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 41 B.C.; obverse SERVIVS RVFVS, bare head of Brutus right; reverse the Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spear; very rare; SOLD
Roman Republic, Cast Aes Grave, c. 270 B.C.
In 270 B.C., Rome's subjugation of Italy was completed by the recapture of Rhegium from the Mamertines and the defeat of the Brutians, the Lucanians, the Calabrians and the Samnites. The town of Rhegium was then restored by the Romans to its original Greek inhabitants.RR93749. Aes grave (cast) sextans, Crawford 18/5; Sydenham 76; Haeberlin pl. 36, 12 - 17; Vecchi ICC 37; Thurlow-Vecchi 12; Historia Numorum Italy 283; Russo RBW - , VF, dark green patina with brassy high points, weight 45.829 g, maximum diameter 38.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, c. 270 B.C.; obverse Head of Dioscurus left, wearing pileus, •• (mark of value) right; reverse Head of Dioscurus right, wearing pileus, •• (mark of value) left; from the Errett Bishop Collection, huge 45.8g, 38.5mm early Roman bronze; rare; SOLD
Bactrian Kingdom, Eukratides I, c. 171 - 145 B.C.
Eucratides I Megas replaced the Euthydemid dynasty with his own. He fought the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was defeated and pushed back to Bactria. His vast coinage suggests a rule of considerable importance.SH16820. Silver tetradrachm, Bopearachchi Série 6Z; SNG ANS 473; Mitchiner IGIS Type 177l, Choice VF, weight 16.521 g, maximum diameter 33.6 mm, die axis 0o, obverse helmeted, draped and diademed bust right, fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, Dioskouroi on horseback rearing right, each holding palm frond and spear, monogram lower right; ex CNG; SOLD
Tyndaris, Sicily, c. 380 - 254 B.C.
Tyndaris, 36 miles from Messana (modern Messina), was founded by Dionysios of Syracuse in 396 B.C., on land taken from Abakainon, peopled with Messenian exiles, and named for Tyndaris, the mythical king of Sparta and father of Castor. In Greek mythology, the Dioscuri, the twin brothers Castor and Pollux, were sons of the Spartan Queen Leda. Tyndareus was the father of Castor, thus a mortal, while Zeus was the father of Pollux, thus a demigod. Helen of Troy was the daughter of Leda and Zeus, thus the sister of the Dioscuri.GI95231. Bronze AE 23, Calciati p. 79, 1/1; BMC Sicily p. 235, 1; Weber 1753; SNG Cop 948; HGC 2 1632 (R2); SNG ANS -; SNG Mün -; SNG Tüb -; SNG Lloyd -, gVF, dark brown tone, cleaning scratches, smoothing, weight 8.876 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 45o, Tyndaris mint, c. 380 - 254 B.C.; obverse TYNΔAPIΣ, head of Helen of Troy left; wearing stephane and earring, star of eight rays and central pellet behind; reverse Castor on horseback cantering right, wearing cap and chlamys, palm frond in left hand and over left shoulder, reins in right hand; ex Forum (2018); very rare; SOLD
Nero and Agrippina the Younger, 54 - 59 A.D., Orthosia, Caria
The Dioscuri, the twins Castor and Pollux, most frequently appear on coins of the Roman Republic as horsemen galloping, with couched lances, and stars above their caps. Their mother was Leda, the queen of Sparta. Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, her husband, the king of Sparta. Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. When Castor was killed, Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation Gemini. The pair were regarded as the patrons of sailors, to whom they appeared as St. Elmo's fire, and were also associated with horsemanship. In Rome, their festival was celebrated on the 28th of January.RP96117. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online I 2826A (5 spec., this coin is spec. 4, added post publication), gF, green patina with earthen highlighting, weight 4.514 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 0o, Orthosia (Donduran, Aydin, Turkey) mint, 54 - 59 A.D.; obverse NEPΩN CEBACTOC (counterclockwise from lower right), jugate draped busts of Nero and Agrippina II; reverse OPΘWCIEWN, Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, standing facing, between their horses, Harpogos and Gilaros; from the Kreuzer Collection; ex Naumann auction 56 (6 Aug 2017), lot 327; extremely rare; SOLD
Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas, c. 171 - 145 B.C.
Eucratides I Megas replaced the Euthydemid dynasty with his own. He fought the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was defeated and pushed back to Bactria. His vast coinage suggests a rule of considerable importance.SH58903. Silver tetradrachm, Bopearachchi-Rahman 245 corr., Bopearachchi 6W var. (monogram right), SNG ANS 469 ff. var. (same), Mitchiner IGIS 177f var. (same), VF, rough, weight 15.631 g, maximum diameter 30.0 mm, die axis 0o, Balkh mint, 160 - 135 B.C.; obverse diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, each holds a spear in his right, and palm fronds in left; monogram lower left; ex Ancient Numismatic Enterprise; rare variety; SOLD
Athens, Attica, Greece, c. 99 - 98 B.C., New Style Tetradrachm
In 1961, Margaret Thompson completed her brilliant study, "The New Style Coinage of Athens." At that time, she estimated there were fewer than 8000 new style tetradrachms "above ground."
The letter on the amphora may indicate the month of production.SH81771. Silver stephanophoric tetradrachm, Thompson Athens 910c (also with third name illegible), BMC Attica 362 - 365 var., gVF, weight 16.581 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 0o, Athens mint, 99 - 98 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right, triple-crested helmet decorated with curvilinear ornament on the shell, a griffin right above the raised earpiece, and protomes of horses above visor; reverse A-ΘE ΔH-MH/TPI-OΣ AΓA/ΘIΠ/ΠOΣ A(?), owl stands right on amphora, caps of Dioscuri right, Z on amphora, MH below, all within olive wreath; toned; SOLD
Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas, c. 171 - 145 B.C.
Eucratides I Megas replaced the Euthydemid dynasty with his own. He fought the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was defeated and pushed back to Bactria. His vast coinage suggests a rule of considerable importance.SH58908. Silver tetradrachm, Bopearachchi 1B; SNG ANS 431, Mitchiner IGIS I 168f, VF, rough, porous, weight 16.292 g, maximum diameter 32.3 mm, die axis 0o, Panjir mint, c. 165 - 160 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust right; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi on horses rearing right, holding palm fronds and spears, monogram lower right; ex Ancient Numismatic Enterprise; SOLD
Athens, Attica, Greece, c. 124 - 85 B.C.; Ancient Counterfeit New Style Tetradrachm
Remarkable style, on par with that of the official mint.SH60008. Fouree silver plated tetradrachm, cf. Thompson Athens 478f and SNG Cop 267 (official, solid silver, c. 124 - 123 B.C.), gVF, areas of core exposer, weight 14.463 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, die axis 0o, unofficial mint, c. 124 - 85 B.C.; obverse head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with a griffin; reverse AΘ-E, owl standing right on amphora, MIK-IΩN / ΕYP-YKΛ[ΕI] / ΔIO/KΛΗ/Σ (magistrates' names), Dioskuri on right, Γ on amphora, ME below, all within olive wreath; SOLD
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