Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g). Rome mint. Good VF.

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Lot: 343. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.96 g). Rome mint. Head of Juno Moneta right, one lock of hair on neck / Implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above, tongs and hammer on either side; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a; RBW 1614. Lightly toned, minor marks and scratches, large area of weak strike. Good VF. A popular type.

A temple to Juno Moneta (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 the minting of coinage was such that the English words “mint,” “money,” and “monetary” derive from “moneta.”

Closing Date and Time: 29 November 2023 at 11:54:00 ET.

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