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Nombre: Republican Roman ace with bifrons Janus. |
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Republican Roman ace with bifrons Janus. Janus, the first king of Latium according to the Roman mythology, was son of Apollo and Creuza, and installed the groundworks of Rome in the hill called Janicula; benefic god, he protected the homes from the entrance of bad beings, and had the gift , given by Saturn, of seeing the Past and Present at the same time, which gave him a clear wisdom, that is the reason of his representation with a double face, Ianus Bifrons, Jano Bifronte. Besides the bow of a galley they are the most representative symbols of the Republican Roman coinage. |
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