The Digital Ark

The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

Roman god of beginnings and transitions and thus of gates, doors, passages, endings and time. He is usually depicted as having two faces because he looks to the future and to the past. Sometimes with the added designation "bifrons" meaning "two-faced." Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-3482?rskey=5MTZ1g&result=1&q=janus Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus References in Documents:

Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 399 Divus August. Pater. Caput Augusti. S.C. PROVIDENT. Templum Jani. Ær. The deified Augustus. The head of Augustus. The temple of Janus.

Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 402 Nero Cæsar Aug. Germ. TR.P. Caput Neronis laureatum. S.C. Templum Jani clusũ. Pace P.R. Ubique parta Janũclusit. Ær. Nero. The head of Nero, wreathed in laurel; the temple of Janus closed.

It. Janus. very Ancient.

No. 6 A double headed Janus. Rev: The Prow of a ship. this is an old Assis of an ounce Waight. oz dw gr 1 : 1 : 1 ¾ Bargrave

No. 7 a double headed Janus Rev: The Prow of a ship. ROMA. an Assis of an ounce Weight. pw gr 4 : 12 Bargrave

No. 11 A double Headed Janus Rev: The Prow of a ship at the Bottom ROMA above some mint mark. pw : gr 5 : 18 : ¼ Bargrave

No. 53 a double Headed Ianus. Rev: 3 Prows of Ships. C VIBI Bargrave pw : gr 5 : 0

No. 54 a double Headed Ianus in a Chaplet or crown of oak or Ivy Reverse Head of the elder Brutus. Bargrave 2 : 15½

No. 58. put. 57 a double Headed Janus. Reverse a Figure standing Bargrave pw : gr 5 : 12

No. 73 Head of Augustus. 68 DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Reverse The Temple of Janus shut S. C. PROVIDENT. Bargrave pio : gr 6 : 19