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The Roman monetary system included as the largest coin in common circulation the denarius, a silver coin. |
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The Roman currency system included as the largest coin in common circulation the denarius, a silver coin. |
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The fineness of the silver content varied with political and economic circumstances. Later devaluations may be understood by realizing that the Roman denarius gives the 'd' used in the abbreviation for the British 'penny'. The denarius also survives in the common Arabic name for a currency unit, the dinar. |
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The fineness of the silver content varied with political and economic circumstances. Later devaluations may be understood by realizing that the Roman denarius gives the 'd' used in the abbreviation for the British 'penny'. The denarius also survives in the common Arabic name for a currency unit, the dinar?, still used in several modern Arabic-speaking nations. |
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