My 1st Roman Republic coin (quadrigatus)
MKUltra24
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Hey fellow collectors!
I wanted to share my newest pickup with you guys. I think I got it at a great price!
This is a Roman Republic quadrigatus. The predecessor to the denarius.
It’s my first Roman coin from the Republic as my others are all denarii from the Roman Empire.
Officially they are supposed to weigh 6.8 grams so about equal to 2 denarii.
Although the description lists the obverse as a “youthful” Janus there is much debate among historians & numismatists about whether it’s actually the Dioscuri (Castor & Pollux) as Janus almost always has a beard.
Anonymous. Ca. 225-214/2 BC. AR didrachm or quadrigatus (23mm, 6.64 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, overstruck. Uncertain mint. Laureate head of youthful Janus, two small annulets on top of head / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, scepter in left, in fast quadriga right driven by Victory; ROMA incuse on raised tablet below. Crawford 29/3. Sydenham 64.
Comments
Well centered and well struck!
Nice coin!
Thanks guys! ^_^
It’s my oldest Roman coin and I love that it’s from the Second Punic War period. I like to imagine it was used to pay for war expenditures in the fight against Hannibal :P