Object Details
- Description
- The word money is derived from the Roman goddess Juno Moneta. She did not represent money to ancient Romans; rather, her name meant “she who warns.” She became associated with money because coins were minted in her temple in Rome. Over time, moneta came to be used to refer to places where coins were made and eventually to money itself. Juno Moneta is depicted on this Roman coin from the 1st century BCE.
- Credit Line
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- 46 BCE
- ID Number
- NU.79.112.CM05080
- accession number
- 1979.1263
- collector/donor number
- CM05080
- catalog number
- 79.112.CM05080
- Object Name
- Coin
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.1 cm x 1.7 cm x .2 cm; 13/16 in x 21/32 in x 3/32 in
- place made
- Roman Empire
- Related Publication
- Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Exhibition
- Value of Money
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_944246
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-95a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
