Denarius - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project The "denarius" (plural: denarii) was a silver coin first struck about 211 BC during the fiscal crisis Rome suffered as a result of the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) Previously Rome had struck silver didrachms, most recently in the form of the famous "quadrigatus" (so-called because the reverse motif was a quadriga (four-horse chariot))
Weight of the denarius and how it changed over time. - Forum Ancient Coins The denarius began to experience slow debasement towards the end of the Republic Under the rule of Augustus its silver content fell to 3 9 grams (a theoretical weight of 1⁄84 of a Roman pound) It then remained at near this weight until the time of Nero , when it was reduced to 1⁄96 of a pound, or 3 4 grams
The value of a denarius in ancient and modern times - Forum Ancient Coins A denarius went a long way back then, if you didn't travel far, tolerated a limited diet, or need fancy weapons, got your future servants from the exposed infants on the trash heap, and were content with a jug of wine as opposed to a barrel, and just bet on the chariot races or the contestants in the arena in moderation
Tribute penny - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project The Greek text uses the word δηνάριον, a Roman denarius A denarius, an about dime-sized silver coin, was the usual daily wage of a day laborer during Christ's time on earth The word "peny" seems first to appear in the handwritten Wycliffe’s Bible translation of the New Testament texts in the 1480’s, followed thereafter by Tyndale
Roman Coins of Augustus - Forum Ancient Coins Silver denarius, RIC I 7b, RSC I 405, BMCRE I 282, BMCRR Spain 115, BnF I 1048, Hunter I -, SRCV I -, Nice gVF, attractive portrait, bold strike, light toning with luster in recesses, area of corrosion on reverse edge 3:00 - 6:00, weight 3 758 g, maximum diameter 18 9 mm, die axis 315 o, Emerita Augusta (Merida, Spain) mint, P Carisius, c 25
How to clean this denarius - tough black deposits - Forum Ancient Coins It's a Tiberius denarius with a Liva reverse and is replete with a hard, black tar-like substance that I can't even scratch with a scalpel I have soaked it in lemon juice, which seems to have lightened the color of the encrustations on the obverse , but has not softened the substance
Ancient Wages and Prices When examining an ancient coin, it is human nature to ponder what an ancient man or woman could have purchased with that coin Unfortunately, that not an easy question to answer The Roman denarius, for example, was used for centuries The purchasing power of a denarius would have changed over that time (Consider how much the value of a U S
2. The Reign of Titus - Imperial Coins This denarius of Titus was struck in the first week or so of his reign in June of 79 AD The reverse type of Ceres standing is a carry-over from Titus as Caesar under Vespasian Many of Titus's first reverse types were a continuation of those produced for him as Caesar under Vespasian, probably because the mint needed time to adjusted for a new
denomination - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project Antoninianus is a modern name for the double denarius denomination (taken from the real name of Caracalla, who created the denomination) Antoninianus (215 - 274) The antoninianus is a Roman double denarius coin denomination (pl antoniniani) struck from 215 to 293 A D (or 274 if you consider the later issues, sometimes called aurelianiani, a
Limes denarius - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project Limes Denarius These are thought to be coins minted either officially or pseudo-officially on the fringes of the empire out of necessity Perhaps they were used to pay soldiers on the extreme frontiers of the Roman territories or maybe to bolster the economy of regions far from the normal means of monetary distribution