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225 -214/2 BC ROMAN REPUBLIC ANONYMOUS AR DIDRACH JANIFORM HEAD DIOSCURI NGC XF
225 -214/2 BC ROMAN REPUBLIC ANONYMOUS AR DIDRACH JANIFORM HEAD DIOSCURI NGC XF
225 -214/2 BC ROMAN REPUBLIC ANONYMOUS AR DIDRACH JANIFORM HEAD DIOSCURI NGC XF
225 -214/2 BC ROMAN REPUBLIC ANONYMOUS AR DIDRACH JANIFORM HEAD DIOSCURI NGC XF

225 -214/2 BC ROMAN REPUBLIC ANONYMOUS AR DIDRACH JANIFORM HEAD DIOSCURI NGC XF

$ 580.79

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  • Certification: NGC
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Certification Number: 4277661-003
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  • Grade: XF
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Composition: Silver
  • Date: 225 BC

    Description

    ANCIENT ROME - ROMAN REPUBLIC (RES PVBLICA ROMANA) (509-27 BC)
    225 -214/2 BC ANONYMOUS AR QUADRIGATUS (DIDRACHM)
    JANIFORM HEAD OF THE DIOSCURI
    CERTIFIED BY NGC EXTREMELY FINE
    STRIKE: 4/5
    SURFACE: 3/5
    OBVERSE: LAUREATE HEAD OF THE GEMINI (JANUS?).
    REVERSE: JUPITER IN QUADRIGA (FOUR-HORSE CHARIOT) RIGHT WITH WINGED GODDESS VICTORIA (VICTORY) AT THE REINS; WORD "ROMA" INCUSE IN EXERGUE.
    THE REPRESENTATION ON THE OBVERSE OF THIS DENARIUS IS SAID TO BE THAT OF THE
    DIOSCURI
    , THE DIVINE TWINS
    CASTOR
    AND
    POLLUX
    (THE
    GEMINI
    ), AND IS THE MOST ACCEPTED IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONJOINED BUST, SINCE THE TWO-FACED GOD
    JANUS
    WAS USUALLY PORTRAYED WITH A BEARD.
    THE QUADRIGATUS (DIDRACHM) WAS INTRODUCED AROUND 235 BC AND WAS MINTED FOR TWO DECADES UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DENARIUS.
    WEIGHT: 6.47 GRAMS
    22 MM IN DIAMETER
    ROME MINT