Mn. Fonteius Roman Republican Another of my more recent purchases. MN. FONTEIUS AR Denarius OBV: Jugate heads of the Dioscuri REV: Galley under oar Struck at Rome, 108-109 BC Cr.307/1, Fonteia 7 Fonteia Gens came originally from Tusculum of which municipium it was one of the most distinguished families. The Fonteii were plebeian (Cic. pro Dom. 44), and bore the cognomens AGRIPPA, BALBUS (omitted under BALBUS, but given under FONTEIUS), and CAPITO. The first member of this gens, whose name appears on the consular Fasti, is C. Fonteius Capito, one of the consuls suffecti in B. C. 33. There are several coins of this gens; but Capito is the only cognomen which occurs upon them. The obverse of many represents a double-faced head, which is supposed by Vaillant and others to be the head of Janus, and to indicate that the race was descended from Fontus, but, as Janus is always represented in later times with a beard Eckhel maintains that the two heads refer to the Dioscuri, who were worshipped at Tusculum with especial honours and who may be regarded as the Dii Penates
Great coins, gentlemen. What is the size/weight of those Denarii? Are they larger than Imperial issues in general?
Very cool coin => man, you're batting these babies out of the park!! Once again, I love the obverse and reverse designs (another great choice)
