T. Quinctius Flamininus, 126 BCE, AR denarius. Rome,

3.91g, 18mm.

Obv: Helmeted bust of Roma right; flamen's cap behind; XVI ligate below chin

Rev: The Dioscuri riding right, each holding a couched lance, stars above; Macedonian shield between T-Q below; ROMA in exergue.

Crawford 267/1

The key feature of the type – the Macedonian shield on the reverse – is very clear on this example.

Issued by a descendant of the more famous Flamininus, a philhellene who prosecuted the second Macedonian War against Philip V and proclaimed freedom for Greece.

Ex: AMCC 2 consigned by Caesar_Augustus

The key feature of the type – the Macedonian shield on the reverse – is very clear on this example. 

Issued by a descendant of the more famous Flamininus, a philhellene who prosecuted the second Macedonian War against Philip V and proclaimed freedom for Greece.

Collection : Macedonian shield coins