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Roman Currencies

Different Coins

First Money of Rome

The aes rude was an early bronze Roman Currency used to be exchanged for goods and services.
The aes signatum was possibly the first Roman coin of sorts as these rectangular bars were made from bronze.
The aes grave is a category of some of the first Roman Coins mostly minted after the spoils of conquest introduced more bronze.

Silver Coins

The sestertius was originally only minted on rare occasions in silver in the Early Roman Republic. Later during the Roman Empire the sestertius was minted in Brass.
The denarius was first introduced during the Second Punic War in 211 BCE. The denarius was a silver coin meant to help trade with the Greeks. From the introduction of the denarius, it underwent several debacements through the Republic and into the Empire
The antoninianus was a coin used during the Roman Empire supposed to be valued at 2 denari. Initially silver, the antoninianus was slowly debased to bronze. Introduced in 215 AD, the antoninianus was slightly larger than the denarius and featured the empo
Produced in the 3rd century BCE, the quadrigatus was a silver coin struck at around 93% purity. These early Roman Republic coins closely resembled Greek coins of the time like the didrachm. The quadrigatus gets its name from the back having a depiction of

Gold Coins

The Aureus was a gold coin issued from around the 100 BCE-300 AD when it was replaced by the solidus. The aureus was about the same size as a denarius but heavier because it was gold.
Introduced in the 4th century AD, the Solidus was a solid gold coin of high purity. This coin was issued both in the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The solidus was originally issued by Diocletian then later issued in greater numbers by Con

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