Ca. 225-214/2 BC Didrachm Or Quadrigatus Youthful Janus & Jupiter Hurling Thunderbolt In Quadriga

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 01:04 am After being intimidated by Ancients my whole life by the depth of knowledge required in this endeavor, I decided to dip my toe in the water and would like your help as I try to assemble a collection of ancients. My collecting philosophy, like that of many others, is to just collect what I like. What I like is limited by what I know, which isn't much. I just think about my history classes and lessons as I was growing up and seek out those people and places that I grew up learning about. I would appreciate any and all thoughts and advice as I assemble my collection. Started today with some popular basics. Anonymous. Ca. 225-214/2 BC. AR didrachm or quadrigatus (22mm, 6.63 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. 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 Winged Victory; ROMA incuse on raised tablet below. Crawford 29/3. Sydenham 64. All 16 legs of the 4 horses are accounted for. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 01:36 am Fantastic acquisition One of the best I have seen of an early Roman Quadrigatus (or didrachm). Well photographed. Coins are the long lived hardware survivors of ancient cultures. The knowledge gained from their research makes coins interesting historical documents in their own right. They bring ancient reality right into the era of current reality. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 08:39 am I also find this design to be very modern. Of course this has been co-opted by modern fashion brands like Versace. When I first saw this coin, I thought that pre-imperial Rome was stoic, conservative and understated. Then I see the huge ROMA sign under the quadriga and start thinking whether early Roman ideals were just that, ideals in a world where you had to sell your vision of grandeur to the public domestically and abroad much in the same way that we do today. That incuse sign is anything but modest. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 12:15 pm Beautiful example! Thanks for sharing this. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/18/2021 3:59 pm A beauty Report this Post to the Staff
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