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Roman Republic, AR denarius, M. Atilius Saranus, 148 BC, Rome mint.

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Roman Republic, AR denarius, M. Atilius Saranus, 148 BC, Rome  mint.
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Roman Republic, AR denarius, M. Atilius Saranus, 148 BC, Rome mint. Atilia 9; BMC 679-683; Syd. 398a; Craw 214/1a. 3.8 grams. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin / Dioscuri on horseback right, each holding spear. VF with minimal scratches on cheek, beautiful rainbow toning. Romulus and Remus are the twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth. Their mother was Rhea Silvia, daughter to Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Before their conception, Numitor's brother Amulius had seized power, killed Numitor's male heirs and forced Rhea Silvia to become a Vestal Virgin, sworn to chastity. Rhea Silvia conceived the twins by the god Mars, or by the demi-god Hercules; once the twins were born, Amulius had them abandoned to die in the river Tiber.