C. Iunius. Denarius ND (149 B.C.), Rome.

Obv.: Helmeted head of Rome facing right; in the background, X.
Reverse: C. IVNI. C. F. / ROMA. The Dioscuri galloping to the right.
RRC.210/1; Silver—3.71 g—17.5 mm—8 h
The blank is barely cracked from striking. Beautiful collector’s patina. Superb.
According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the noble Junia family was descended from Junius, a companion of Aeneas. The Dioscuri held an important place in the Roman collective consciousness, and their presence on numerous coins paid tribute to the aid they are said to have provided to the Romans at the Battle of Lake Regillus (around 496 B.C.), against the Latins and Tarquinius Superbus, the former king of Rome