NGC Ancients: Coins Featuring the God Janus | NGC
Jan 16, 2024 · Learn about the ancient Roman god of beginnings and endings, Janus, who is depicted on various coins with his two faces or a temple. See examples of bronze, silver and gold coins with Janus portraits or his temple, some with historical significance.
Janus - the God with 2 Faces - Coin Talk
Jul 12, 2019 · A discussion thread about ancient coins featuring Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions and doorways. See images and descriptions of different types of Janus coins, their legends and mythology.
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: Janus, God of January
Jan 4, 2017 · Learn about Janus, the ancient Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, who is depicted on coins with two faces. See examples of Janus coins from different periods and styles, and how...
Janiform coins: The face (s) of change/ pile em on! - Coin Talk
Nov 13, 2021 · Janus on Imperial Roman coins is not a common deity, so here's a sestertius of Commodus that is supposed to be showing Janus in a temple: Commodus Æ Sestertius (186 A.D.)
What is a janiform head if it's not Janus? | Coin Talk
Apr 1, 2016 · Janiform simply describes a head with two faces, whereas Janus refers specifically to the deity. Additionally, the term "gryllos" can be used to describe a head with more than two faces, which usually includes an animal face.
Roman Republic Fonteius 114BC Silver Ancient Coin Janiform, Janus head …
Authentic Ancient Coin of: Roman Republic C. Fonteius moneyer Mint of Rome: 114-113 B.C. Janiform head, Fons or Fontus, Laureate, * on right, G on left. Galley with pilot and three rowers left, C . FONT above, ROMA below.
NGC Ancients: Roman Coins before the Denarius | NGC
Mar 14, 2023 · First, they struck gold coins — something unimagined prior to Hannibal’s invasion of Italy. Made c.218 to 216 B.C., this half stater shows on its obverse a youthful janiform head often identified as Janus (the god of beginnings and …
Enter January, heralding a new year - the month of the Roman god Janus
Jan 1, 2023 · Here are a couple of coins depicting the two-faced god. Roman Republic, Anonymous Didrachm, c. 225-214 BC. From Roma E-Sale 100, lot 920. Crawford 28-3 6.43 grams Eastern Celts, AR tetradrachm, Serbia, 4th century BCE, Janus head type. 12.73 grams Post your Janiform head coins, if you please!
The Pompeians Coin Details - The Roman Empire - Collectors …
While growing his forces in Sicily (42-38 BC), Sextus Pompey struck this interesting bronze coin. The obverse depicts Janus, the two-headed Roman god of beginnings, transitions, and endings. A uniquely Roman concept without Hellenistic equivalent, Janus was associated with gates, doors, and passageways.
From my Roman coin collection: a silver Denarius depicting the two ...
Aug 18, 2022 · My silver denarius of M. Furius L.f. Philus depicting the 2 faced god Janus (119 BC)