In the late republic / early empire, a single denarius would account for a single unskilled workers daily pay. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Venus to the left, with a scepter and caduceus. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Julius Caesar facing right. The coins were then struck, one by one, in a process similar to how coins are created today. The inscription reads “Ti Caesar Divi Avg F Avgvstvs” (“Caesar Augustus Tiberius, son of the Divine Augustus”), claiming that after death Augustus had become a god. (In 89 bc, the sestertius, equal to one-quarter of a denarius, replaced the bronze ass as a unit of account.) It was first named nummus aureus (“gold money”), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. This small silver coin was equal to a day’s pay for the average Roman.Īureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. 7 Where can I find denarius wallet on my computer?Ĥ Sestertii make a silver coin called a Denarius.6 Where does the word ” denarius ” come from?.4 How much is a Roman denarii worth today?.2 How many Sesterces are in a denarius?.
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