Definition

• This surname was bestowed upon Juno, of the Capitol. In B.C. 268 the Roman mint was established in the precincts of the temple of Juno Moneta. At a later period it was used to denote both the place of the mint and the minting art proper. A Denarius struck about B.C. 48 bears the head of the goddess Moneta, with the inscription MONETA. On the reverse is an anvil, die, hammer, and pincers, with T(itus) CARISIVS.

  In the reign of Septimus Severus the three Monetae appear on coins. They are represented as holding each a cornucopia and a balance. Under Diocletian, Alexander Severus, etc., only a single figure of Moneta appears on the coins, and is usually represented in the act of dropping coins into a measure.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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