Item number: A260

Year: 126 BC

Material: Silver

Size: 17.3 x 17.1 x 1.7 mm

Weight: 3.85 g

Manufactured by: Roman mint

Provenance: Coincraft 2018

This coin, a denarius, was minted and issued by the Roman Republic in the year 126 BC.

The obverse of the coin features the helmeted head of a Roman, with the symbol “Ӿ” positioned on the lower right. This mark represents a combination of the Roman numerals XVI, symbolising that the denomination of this denarius is equivalent to sixteen asses. The reverse depicts the legendary Dioscuri brothers, Castor and Pollux, also helmeted, wielding spears and mounted on horseback. Below, the inscription “TQ ROMA” appears, where “TQ” abbreviates the name of the Roman consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus. Between the letters TQ, a Macedonian shield is depicted, signifying Titus’s victory over the Kingdom of Macedonia at the Battle of Cynoscephalae.

Titus Quinctius Flamininus, a Roman general and consul, was born in 228 BC and elected consul in 198 BC. He commanded the Roman forces during their campaign against the Kingdom of Macedonia and achieved a decisive victory over King Philip V in the Battle of Cynoscephalae, a pivotal battle of the Second Macedonian War.

Dioscuri:
The Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, are twin brothers from ancient Greek and Roman mythology, commonly referred to together as the Dioscuri. Legend has it that the brothers appeared in a battle to assist the Roman army and rode to bring news of victory back to Rome, initiating Roman worship of them. Consequently, their likenesses are engraved on some Roman artefacts.

Denarius:
The denarius was a small silver coin introduced by ancient Rome around 211 BC and was one of the most common currencies in circulation until it was gradually replaced by the Antoninianus in the mid-3rd century during the Roman Empire.

物件編號: A260

年代: 公元前 126 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 17.3 x 17.1 x 1.7 mm

重量: 3.85 g

製造地: 羅馬造幣廠

來源: 錢幣工藝 2018

此枚為羅馬共和國於公元前126年鑄造發行的第納里烏斯硬幣。 

硬幣的正面刻有羅馬人頭戴頭盔，右下的「 Ӿ 」記號為XVI的結合，象徵此第納里烏斯的面額等同16頭驢。硬幣的背面則刻著羅馬傳說的狄奧斯庫洛伊兄弟頭戴頭盔，手持長矛並騎在馬上。硬幣下方刻有「TQ ROMA」的字母，其中「TQ」為羅馬執政官提圖斯·昆克修斯·弗拉米尼努斯(Titus Quinctius Flamininus)的縮寫，TQ字母之間刻有一面馬其頓盾牌，象徵提圖斯在庫諾斯克法萊戰役(Battle of Cynoscephales ) 中戰勝馬其頓王國。 

提圖斯·昆克修斯·弗拉米尼努斯，羅馬將軍與執政官，出生於公元前228年，他於公元前198年當選執政官，負責指揮與馬其頓王國之間的戰役，並於庫諾斯克法萊戰役(第二次馬其頓戰爭的決定性戰役)中戰勝了腓力五世。 

狄奧斯庫洛伊(Dioscuri):
狄奧斯庫洛伊是古希臘和羅馬神話中的雙胞胎兄弟，分別為卡斯托(Castor)和波路克斯(Pollux)，通常被合稱狄奧斯庫洛伊(Dioscuri)。相傳在一次戰役中，狄奧斯庫洛伊兄弟出現並幫助羅馬軍隊作戰，並騎馬將勝利的消息帶回羅馬，這個傳說開啟了羅馬人對他們的崇拜，因此這對雙胞胎兄弟的形象被刻劃在一些羅馬的文物上。

第納里烏斯(Denarius):
第納里烏斯是古羅馬從約公元前211年開始發行的一種小銀幣，是最常見的流通貨幣之一，直到公元3世紀中期才逐漸被羅馬帝國發行的貨幣安東尼尼安努斯(Antoninianus)取代。