Aes grave (disc) with head of Janus
Roman
Republican Period
about 225–217 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Dimensions
Diameter: 63 mm. Weight: 267.03
Accession Number
22.729
Medium or Technique
Bronze (cast)
On View
Michael C. Ruettgers Gallery for Ancient Coins (Gallery 212C)
Collections
Classifications
Obverse: Head of Janus, laureate.
Reverse: Prow of ship, right.
Above, mark of value: I
Provenance
By 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
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman