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Aes grave (disc) with head of Janus
Roman
Republican Period
about 225–217 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze (cast)
Dimensions
Diameter: 63 mm. Weight: 267.03
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman
Accession Number22.729
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Janus, laureate.
Reverse: Prow of ship, right.
Above, mark of value: I
Reverse: Prow of ship, right.
Above, mark of value: I
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Willam Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); by date unknown: collection of his niece, Mrs. James P. Tolman; November 16, 1922: gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman to MFA