Denarius Carisia: Titus Carisius, T•CARISI

Titus Carisius served as moneyer in 46 BC, a year when Julius Caesar was simultaneously holding his third dictatorship and overhauling Rome's coinage system — the moneyers of that year operated under unusually direct pressure from a single authority rather than the Senate. RRC 464/4 is one of several distinct types Carisius produced that year, a notably prolific output for a single moneyer, likely reflecting the increased striking volume Caesar demanded to fund his ongoing campaigns and triumphs.