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Sicily, Tyndaris under Roman rule Æ 24mm. Circa 214-200 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right / [ΤΥΝΔΑΡΙΤΑΝ], the Dioscuri standing facing, each holding the reins of his horse. Buceti 16; Roma e74, 302. 7.58g, 24mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; one other example on CoinArchives.
From a private European collection.
The land that became the city of Tyndaris was separated from Abakainon, a city of the native Siculi who's territory it was previously a part of, by the Syracusan tyrant Dionysios in 396 BC when he settled the Messenian exiles driven from their homes during the Peloponnesian War on this site. Named by the original Messenian inhabitants after their native deities the 'Tyndariae', who were the son and stepson of the king of Sparta Tyndaris and whom are more often known as the Dioscuri, it is fitting that under Roman rule the coinage should feature the brothers as a reverse type as seen here (cf. Calciati I, 18 & 22) and the city should continue to flourish.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; one other example on CoinArchives.
From a private European collection.
The land that became the city of Tyndaris was separated from Abakainon, a city of the native Siculi who's territory it was previously a part of, by the Syracusan tyrant Dionysios in 396 BC when he settled the Messenian exiles driven from their homes during the Peloponnesian War on this site. Named by the original Messenian inhabitants after their native deities the 'Tyndariae', who were the son and stepson of the king of Sparta Tyndaris and whom are more often known as the Dioscuri, it is fitting that under Roman rule the coinage should feature the brothers as a reverse type as seen here (cf. Calciati I, 18 & 22) and the city should continue to flourish.