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Roman Republic, Anonymous (Star), 206 - 195 B.C.
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.RR08472. Silver denarius, SRCV I 54, RSC I 20gg (star), Crawford 113/1, Sydenham 263, BMCRR Italy 457, VF, well centered, toned, mild die rust, Central Italian mint, weight 3.92g, maximum diameter 20.1mm, die axis 135o, 206 - 195 B.C.; obverse head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet with visor and griffin head on crest, wearing drop earring and necklace, X (mark of value) behind; reverse Dioscuroi on horseback riding right, each wearing pileus surmounted by star, each holding couched spear, star below horses, ROMA in linear frame below; SOLD
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