On the reverse of the presented denarius, there is the Sphinx, a beautiful and very unusual presentation as for Roman coins, referring with its iconography to the magnificent coins from the Pergamon workshop.
Roman Republic
T. Carisius (46 BC), Denarius 46 BC, Rome mint
Obverse: head of Sibyl Herophile right, hair elaborately decorated with jewels and enclosed in a sling and tied with bands
Reverse: Sphinx seated right, III VIR in exerque
T CARISIVS
Weight 3,76 g
The 46 BC monetary college consists of three people: Manius Cordus Rufus, Titus Carisius and Caius Considius. In his monetary iconography, Titus Carisius emphasizes the origin of Julius Caesar and participates in the celebrations of Caesar's four-time triumph in that year. After taking part in the emperor's triumph, he is strangled in the Mamertine prison. Little is known about Titus Carisius' career other than his monetary triumvirate.
