Roman Denarius

A Roman denarius from 46 BCE. The front face shows the goddess Juno. In Roman mythology, Juno was the goddess of heaven and marriage, in Rome especially the protectress of women and birth. The ancient Roman Mint was located at the Temple of Juno Moneta on the Capitoline Hill, and in the epithet of Juno Moneta, Juno became the protectress of state funds. The Latin word for money, moneta, has since been adopted in different forms in many languages. The back face of the coin shows coining implements, and the text T. CARISIVS refers to the moneyer. Titus Carisius was a member of a powerful Roman family.

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