third as: the sestertius was worth two full asses and half of a third. English-language sources routinely use the original Latin form sestertius, plural sestertii;...
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and semuncia (1⁄24), as well as multiples of the as, the dupondius (2), sestertius (21⁄2), and tressis (3). After the as had been issued as a cast coin for...
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(about 8 grams). Augustus (r. 27 BC – AD 14) tariffed the value of the sestertius as 1 100 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{100}}} of an aureus. The mass of the...
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Nummus (section Sestertius)
Republic for all coins generally and particularly as a synonym for the sestertius, then the standard unit of Roman accounting, and then in Late Antiquity...
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entirely made of bronze reclaimed from melted-down older issues like the sestertius. Vast quantities were minted, with a large percentage of the circulating...
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buying power of the conventional sestertius. In reality the new coin was little bigger than the traditional sestertius, which by then was being manufactured...
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Dupondius French denier Gold Dinar Ides of March Coin Macedonian denar Sestertius Solidus (coin) Tribute penny Pay (Roman army) Its value was increased...
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Roman Empire valued at 2 asses (4/5 of a sestertius or 1/5 of a denarius during the Republic and 1/2 of a sestertius or 1/8 of a denarius during the time...
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refer exclusively to a type of brass alloy used for minting Roman as, sestertius, dupondius, and semis type of coins. It is considered more valuable than...
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denarius. The quinarius was struck for a few years, along with the silver sestertius, following the introduction of the denarius in 211 BC. At this time the...
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coin. The philosopher Epictetus jokingly wrote: "Whose image does this sestertius carry? Trajan's? Give it to me. Nero's? Throw it away, it is unacceptable...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Nemesis on a brass sestertius of Hadrian, struck at Rome AD 136...
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near-universal extent, using money as a way to express prices and debts. The sestertius (English "sesterces", symbolized as HS) was the basic unit of reckoning...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Sestertius of Titus celebrating the inauguration of the Colosseum (minted 80 AD)....
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System of tariff nomenclature Sestertius, an ancient Roman coin High school (secondary education) Solar Hijri calendar...
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Emperors. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2018. "Huge Roman Bronze Sestertius of Diva Faustina Coin Pebdant". www.johnbmcnamara.com. Archived from the...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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denominations below the denarius. New ratios were fixed among the currencies: the sestertius was now minted from about an ounce of orichalcum, an alloy of copper and...
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complexities of political legitimacy and public perception. Aureus of Gallus. Sestertius of Gallus. Statue traditionally identified as Gallus, the only near-complete...
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dated AD 200–300, from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Sestertius of Balbinus. Inscription: IMP. CAES. D. CAEL. BALBINVS AVG. Statue of...
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Roman sestertius of Nero, c. 54–68 AD...
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not displayed on coins, although names of coins (such as drachma, ass, sestertius etc.) were used both in colloquial and official language. It was only...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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Aquila Coin of Emperor Caligula showing several Aquilae at the left. Sestertius minted in 248 by Philip the Arab to celebrate the province of Dacia and...
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Antoninianus (32 asses) Denarius (16) Quinarius (8) Copper Double sestertius (8) Sestertius (2+1⁄2; later 4) Dupondius (2) As (1) Semis (1⁄2) Quadrans (1⁄4)...
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