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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2300367, member: 39084&quot;]Quick answer (Roman coins):</p><p><br /></p><p>Initially the copper <i><b>as</b></i> (roughly meaning &quot;unit&quot;) was the basic unit of money, and the silver <i><b>denarius</b></i> was worth 10 asses (hence the Roman numeral X on some of these coins).&nbsp; Later the denarius was re-tariffed (revalued) to 16 asses to make the following system easier:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 gold <b>aureus</b> = 25 silver <b>denarii</b> = 100 bronze <b>sestertii</b> = 400 copper <b>asses</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 silver <b>denarius</b> = 4 bronze <b>sestertii</b> = 16 copper <b>asses</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 bronze <b>sestertius</b> = 2 AE <b>dupondii</b> = 4 copper <b>asses</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other, lesser used denominations (e.g, semis) as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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