Didrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Janus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

225-214 BCE

Roman

The front of this coin depicts a youthful Janiform head enclosed in border of dots.

On the back the god Jupiter is shown driving a four-horse chariot called a quadriga, while holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Didrachm (Coin) Depicting the God Janus
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 225 BCE–214 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Reverse: ROMA
Dimensions: Diam. 2.3 cm; 6.20 g
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1922.5377
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D. B., “New Coins in the Classical Collection”, Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 16, 4 (September 1922), pp. 50-51, fig. 3.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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