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"Quadrigatus" The name quadrigatus derives from the depiction on its reverse: a quadriga (four-horse chariot) driven by Jupiter and guided by Victoria, accompanied by the inscription ROMA. The obverse (heads side) featured the characteristic image of the god Janus (Janus bifrons – "two-faced"); however, Crawford suggests it may represent the youthful Dioscuri.
Its weight corresponded to the didrachma used in the cities of southern Italy, leading to the assumption that it was introduced specifically for trade in southern Italy. At the time this coin was minted, Rome was engaged in two major wars simultaneously: the First Macedonian War against Philip V (215–205 BCE) and the Second Punic War against Hannibal (218–201 BCE).
Denomination: Quadrigatus, Ag
Obverse: Laureate head of Janus
Reverse: Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding scepter in his left, in quadriga right driven by Victory standing beside him, ROMA
Mint: Uncertain mint (Rome?), 225-212 B.C.
Weight: 6,46 g
Diameter: 20mm
Provenance: Leu Numismatik, ex Swiss collection in Ticino, formed over the past 25 years
Riferimento : Crawford 028/3
Collezione : RES PUBLICA ROMANA 01 - Republican