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To: SunkenCiv

I had absolutely no idea that a Denari was worth ten asses.

History is fun.

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5 posted on 04/08/2020 7:37:18 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

I had absolutely no idea that a Denarius was worth ten asses.


An as was a Roman copper coin about the size of a quarter but a bit thicker. Two asses were a dupondius and four were a sestertius. The denarius was about the size of our dimes, but again thicker.


18 posted on 04/08/2020 7:57:40 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Lurker
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35 posted on 04/08/2020 10:01:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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