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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Gods, Non-Olympian| ▸ |Janus||View Options:   | | | Janus was the Roman god of gates, doors, doorways, time, beginnings, and endings. He is depicted with two faces in opposite directions; one looks back into the past, while the other simultaneously looks forward into the future. He is the namesake of the month January. |
In 194 B.C., the Romans defeated the Boii in the Battle of Mutina, fought near Modena. The victory effectively ended the threat of the Gauls in Italy.RR114998. Bronze as, Crawford 136/2, Sydenham 327, Russo RBW 607, BMCRR Rome 568, SRCV I 667, F, dark green and brown patina with patches of red, scratches, weight 32.462 g, maximum diameter 31.9 mm, die axis 75o, Rome mint, c. 194 - 189 B.C.; obverse laureate and bearded head of Janus, I (mark of value) above; reverse prow right, AN (or AV) monogram above, I (mark of value) right, ROMA below; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-auction 548, (18 Oct 2023), lot 404; ex Shetland Sheepdog Collection; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-auction 377 (29 Jun 2016), lot 331; ex RBW Collection (purchased from M. Weder, Aug 1989); rare; $150.00 (€141.00)
Roman Republic, Q. Titius, 90 B.C.
The moneyer Q. Titius is known only from his coinage.RR114996. Bronze as, Crawford 341/4a, Sydenham 694, BMCRR Rome 2231, Russo RBW 1277, SRCV I 742, gF, red-brown surfaces, flan flaws, smoothing, casting sprue, weight 13.212 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 315o, Rome mint, 90 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Janus, long pointed beards, no mark of value; reverse prow of galley right, Q TITI above, no mark of value or control symbol; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-auction 548 (20 Nov 2023), lot 433; ex Shetland Sheepdog Collection (purchased 31 Dec 2015); ex Bob Hurst Numismatics (Vero Beach, FL); ex Alex G. Malloy; $130.00 (€122.20)
Roman Republic, Anonymous (Dolphin series), 179 - 170 B.C.
In 178 B.C., one of Perseus' first acts on becoming king of Macedonia was to renew the treaty with Rome. He then began building up the Macedonian army and seeking alliances with the Greek leagues, with his northern barbarian neighbors, and with the Seleucid king Seleucus IV. In 172, Eumenes II of Pergamum traveled to Rome to warn the Roman Senate of the danger from Perseus. On his return home, Eumenes II was nearly killed at Delphi and Perseus was the suspected instigator. In 171, Rome declared war. Epirus allied with Macedonia, but the Greek leagues remained neutral.RR114997. Bronze as, Crawford 160/1, Russo RBW 700, BMCRR I Rome 427, SRCV I 681, Sydenham -, F, earthen deposits, flan flaws, weight 26.485 g, maximum diameter 33.7 mm, die axis 90o, Rome mint, 179 - 170 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Janus right, I (mark of value) above; reverse prow right, dolphin above, I (mark of value) right, ROMA in exergue; ex Classical Numismatic Group e-auction 548 (20 Nov 2023), lot 406; ex Shetland Sheepdog Collection; ex Classical Numismatic Group auction 364 (2 Dec 2015), lot 107; ex RBW Collection (purchased from M. Tempestini, 4 Apr 1996); scarce; $130.00 (€122.20) ON RESERVE
Lampsacus (as Colonia Gemella Iulia Lampsacus), Mysia, c. 45 - 35 B.C.
M. Grant (Grant FITA, p. 246) first and convincingly attributed this type to Lampsacus. P. Brunt (Italian Manpower, p. 600) argues convincingly that the colony was founded by Julius Caesar about 45 B.C. (a twin colony to another at Parium) and disappeared after its occupation by Sextus Pompey in 35 B.C. Marcus Turius was the legate (governor) of Asia, 42 - 40 B.C. The countermark is listed in RPC I on other issues of the colony.RP85355. Bronze as, RPC I 2272 (2 specimens), Grant FITA 246(4), SNG BnF -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -; Countermark: Howgego -, F, a little rough with some smoothing, only three specimens known to Forum, weight 4.044 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 45o, Lampsakos (Lapseki, Turkey) mint, 42 - 40 B.C.; obverse head of Janus, C G - I L (Colonia Gemella Iulia Lampsacus) divided across field, countermark: cornucopia, C - C flanking at sides, within a roughly square punch; reverse galley prow right, Q LVCRETI / L PONTI IIVIR (duumvirs) above, M TVRIO LEG (Marcus Turius, legate) below; extremely rare; SOLD
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