Janus

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The god Janus, beardless, Roman coin; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

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Roman god

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The god Janus, beardless, Roman coin; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

The god Janus, beardless, Roman coin; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

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Janus

Janus

Two-headed Janus, who sees forward and backward, a personification of the month of...

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