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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3289920, member: 91240&quot;]I&#039;m a bit late to the party, but since Janus&#039; official festival isn&#039;t until January 9th, I&#039;ll give myself a pass <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an as of L. Rubrius Dossenus, more well known for his AE issues. Many of his coins feature serpentine imagery (see the snake coiled around and rising up from the column between Janus), which is believed to be associated with Asclepius, the god of healing. These coins were issued at a time of great plague in Rome. Yesterday (January 1st) was also the festival of Aesculapius. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869849[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AE As L. Rubrius Dossenus</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Laureate heads of Janus, altar with coiled serpent between</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Prow of galley right</p><p><b>Struck at Rome in 87 BC, 19mm, 12.17g</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A bit off topic, but since yesterday was also the festival of <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Vejovis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancient.eu/Vejovis/" rel="nofollow">Vejovis</a>, an obscure deity associated with destruction and the underworld, who is the subject of a research project I am currently working on. Here is a coin which may (or may not) depict him.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869850[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Manius Fonteius</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Laureate head of Vejovis, Apollo, or Vejovis-Apollo right, thunderbolt beneath; MN FONTEI to left of bust, C•F to right.</p><p><b>Reverse: </b>Cupid or Genius on goat right; above, pilei of Dioscuri; in exurgue, thyrsus of Bacchus; surrounded by laurel wreath within dots.</p><p><b>Struck at Rome in 85 BC</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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