54, Lot: 97. Estimate $150. Sold for $151. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

T. Carisius. 46 BC. AR Denarius (4.23 gm). Head of Juno Moneta right, two locks of hair fall down her neck; MONETA behind / T. CARISIVS, anvil die with garlanded punch die above, between tongs and hammer; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 464/2; CRI 70; Sydenham 982b; Carisia 1b. Toned VF, obverse double struck, and reverse struck thru another coin; a fairly rare error, and especially difficult to explain on a coin honoring moneyers! ($150)

This type refers directly to the office of moneyer: the obverse alludes to the location of the mint, which was adjacent to the temple of Juno Moneta, and the reverse depicts the implements used by the mint workers to create the coins. This issue was struck to meet the extreme demands for coinage to pay the veterans of Caesar's quadruple triumph.