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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 2130752, member: 25357&quot;]Nice one Bing.&nbsp; The Janiform head is certainly one of the iconic RR coins.&nbsp; And one that remains on my want list.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since I don&#039;t have a coin to add, I thought I&#039;d add this little tidbit I found on the Alluriana web-site.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;In any case, the importance of Janus in everyday Roman life during the years of the Republic and earlier is indisputable. Every meal was begun with a request for his blessing, and public ceremonies began with a libation drunk to the god of beginnings. He was the &#039;god of gods&#039;, appearing first on the most ancient lists of Roman gods - so it&#039;s only fitting that the head of Janus appears on some of the oldest coins of the Roman Republic.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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