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T. CARISIVS IIIVIR Denarius
Rome, 46 BC
Avers: Head of Juno Moneta. MONETA behind
Revers: Coining implements: Anvil die, tongs and hammer on each side, pileus of vulcan with laurel wreath above. Above T.CARISIVS
Sear 447, Crawford 464/2, Albert 1435
Die estimation by Crawford: Obvers 120, Revers 133
"A temple to Juno Moneta (or Juno “the Advisor”) was dedicated on the Capitoline Hill in 344 BC and its grounds served as Rome’s first mint. The association between this temple and minting of coinage was such that the English words “money” and “monetary” derive from “Moneta.”
Collection : Roman Republic + Imperatorial