Coins of Janus, January’s namesake

[guy]

Vorenus and family praying to the god Janus (from the HBO series “Rome”)

 

 

Here is an interesting article on the coins associated with January’s namesake, the two-faced god Janus.

 

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/12468/ngc-ancients-janus/

 

 

Janus symbolized change or transitions, as well as presiding over gates and doors. The two-headed god can see into the past with one face and into the future with the other. Unlike most other Roman deities, however, there is no Greek counterpart. Roman’s believed that his blessings were important for the success of any new endeavor, from war to agricultural.
 

 

http://romanpagan.blogspot.com/2016/02/18th-century-herm-of-janus.html?m=1

Edited January 20 by guy