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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4618541, member: 51347&quot;]In reading Kenneth Harl’s book, he states from the view of the Roman, the first AR coins were DENARIUS. He argues that they were tarriffed at 10 Asses, and “Denarius” is a derivative of Ten in Latin. I agree with that perspective, because it is the perspective of the Romans making THEIR coinage for THEIR usage. I think too many times we rely on a numismatist’s opinion, versus truly looking at the perspective of the original creator. He also argues that the Romans developed their first AR Denarii in 310 BCE to build and pay for the major Via Aqua and Via Appia projects.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course these are my perspectives, but based on some rational thinking by Harl.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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