Roman Republic: C. Plutius (ca. 121 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.86 gm, 7h). NGC VF 5/5 - 4/5....

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C. Plutius (ca. 121 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.86 gm, 7h). NGC VF 5/5 - 4/5. Rome. Head of Roma right, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and winged helmet decorated with griffin crest; X (mark of value) behind / C•PLVTI, Dioscuri on horseback galloping right, each with couched spear and wearing pileus surmounted by star; ROMA in frame below. Crawford 278/1.

From the Merrill A. Gibson Collection of Ancient Coins.

Dioscuri were twin deities in Greek mythology, known individually as Castor and Pollux. Their mother was Leda, the queen of Sparta, but while Castor's father was Leda's husband, Tyndareus, Pollux's father was Zeus, the king of the gods. They worked together as one mortal hero and one semi-divine hero, completing a series of tasks such as saving their sister Helen of Troy. They would lose their lives in a battle against the twins Idas and Lynceus, but would be granted immortality by Zeus.

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