Item Sold At Auction #13
Web Product ID: 2736
Estimate: $75.00
Final Sale Price: $132.00
Denomination: Denarius
Grade: VF
Reference: Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505; Quinctia 2

 T. Quinctius Flamininus. 126 BC. AR Denarius (3.81 gm). Helmeted head of Roma right;
  flamen's cap behind, X below chin / The Dioscuri riding right; Macedonian shield
  between Q-T below. Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505; Quinctia 2. VF. Estimate $75.

  The reverse type refers to the special vows offered to the Dioscuri at Delphi by the
  moneyer's ancestor, the famous general by the same name, after his defeat of Philip V
  of Macedon at Cynoscephalae in 197.