As well as being linked to animals and thus nature, the occurrence of coins or bags of coins in images of Cernunnos, such as may be next to the god’s head in the relief found at Cirencester, and in a stela found at Reims in France, point to a wealth connection as well. This association with wealth would explain why Julius Caesar chose to associate him with Dis Pater (‘the Wealthy Father’) rather than the more common Roman association of Cernunnos with Mercury.
