As (Coin) Depicting the God Janus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

225-217 BCE

Roman

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bearded, Janiform head. On the back (reverse), the prow of a ship is shown.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: As (Coin) Depicting the God Janus
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 225 BCE–217 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam. 6.6 cm; 262.47 g
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1923.260
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Elizabeth Hahn Benge, “From Aegina to Andronicus: A Survey of Coinage at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Historia Mundi n. 5 (January 2016), p. 208.

William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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