{"product_id":"136813-anonymous-didrachm-225-212-bc-rome-silver-vf-20-25-crawford-28-3","title":"Anonymous, Didrachm, 225-212 BC, Rome, Silver, VF(30-35), Crawford:28\/3","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eJaniform head of Dioscuri, laureates, within a grenetis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eQuadriga galloping to the right driven by winged Victory; before her, Jupiter draped at the waist holding a scepter in his left hand and hurling thunderbolt with his right hand; incuse legend within a rectangle below; all within a circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eDidrachm with good centering, revealing the full iconography on both sides, covered with a gray patina with golden tones. It does, however, have a few metal flaws on the rim and edge and a few scratches on the observe, which may be graffitis.\n\nOur coin was minted during the period when Rome defeated the Gauls at the Battle of Clastidium in 222 B.C. and at the start of the Second Punic War. The quadriga led by Victory and Jupiter preparing to hurl his thunderbolt testifie to the warlike context in which Rome found itself at the time. Their dynamic position, bent forward, and the speed of the quadriga moving to the right, represented by the horses' raised front legs in full run, attest to the vigor of the scene and a future victory.\nJanus, an important deity in the Roman pantheon, is represented by two heads, one looking to the past and the other to the future. He is responsible for peace and war, and his temple, whose doors are open in times of conflict, bears witness to his military role.\n\nA well-struck didrachm, with an iconography intimately linked to war, victory and the future. \nHN Italy 334; HGC 1, 238; Crawford 28\/3 and Sydenham 64. Faune d'Argent Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverseCaption\"\u003eROMA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e6.35 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860795736396,"sku":"136813","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/136813A_15617afe-7d96-4624-813b-246484b4d543.jpg?v=1762429815","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/136813-anonymous-didrachm-225-212-bc-rome-silver-vf-20-25-crawford-28-3","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}