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by Anonymous on September 27th, 2009

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What name was given to the roman currency?

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  • by Spicy Hot on September 27th, 2009

    Spicy Hot

    1 uncia bronze/brass
    2 unciae = 1 sextans bronze/brass
    3 unciae = 1 quadrans bronze/brass
    2 quadrantes = 1 semis bronze/brass
    6 sextantes = 1 as bronze/brass
    4 quadrantes = 1 as bronze/brass
    2 semisses = 1 as bronze/brass
    2 asses = 1 Dupondius brass
    2 Dupondii = 1 Sestertius brass
    4 Sestertii = 1 Denarius silver
    2 Denarii = 1 Antonianus silver introduced by Caracalla
    2 Denarii = 1 Follis bronze introduced by Diocletian instead of the Antonianus
    25 Denarii = 1 Aureus gold
    60 Aurei = 1 Roman pound of gold (326 gram)
    = 1 Siliqua silver introduced by Anastasius
    24 Siliquae = 1 Solidus (bezant) gold introduced by Constantine
    72 Solidi = 1 Roman pound of gold (326 gram)

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  • by Kornflapper on September 27th, 2009

    Kornflapper

    The basic unit of currency in Ancient Rome was the bronze coin called an as.

    A sestertius, another bronze coin, was worth four asses.

    A silver coin, the denarius, was worth 16 asses.

    There was also a gold coin in circulation, the aureus which had a fixed value of 25 denarii.

    At the time of the Emperor Hadrian a Roman Soldier would be paid over two hundred denarii a year.

    A small sack of wheat cost half a denarius during Emperor Hadrian's reign.
    Source: http://www.hadrians.com/rome/romans/sources/roman_money.html

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  • by Baby Blue on September 27th, 2009

    Baby Blue

    I think they had different names for what they were made out of. A couple that sound famaliar are the aureus, and danarius, and aes.

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