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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5005929, member: 109923"]According to [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], a modius of grain could make enough bread (a Roman's staple foodstuff) to last ten days. The 'just price' of a modius in Caesar's time was 12 asses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Around that time, an as was 1/16 of a denarius. An aureus was worth 25 pure silver denarii, although the denarius was only 95-98% pure.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 year of bread = ((12 / 16) / (25 / 96.5%)) * (365 / 10) = 1.06 aureus</p><p><br /></p><p>So, if my calculations are correct (they may not be, given how complicated it is!), an aureus could keep a Roman of Caesar's time a year in bread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/worth.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/worth.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/worth.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius#:~:text=Equals%2010%20asses%2C%20giving%20the,which%20was%20about%20325%20g" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius#:~:text=Equals%2010%20asses%2C%20giving%20the,which%20was%20about%20325%20g" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius#:~:text=Equals 10 asses, giving the,which was about 325 g</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5005929, member: 109923"]According to [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], a modius of grain could make enough bread (a Roman's staple foodstuff) to last ten days. The 'just price' of a modius in Caesar's time was 12 asses. Around that time, an as was 1/16 of a denarius. An aureus was worth 25 pure silver denarii, although the denarius was only 95-98% pure. 1 year of bread = ((12 / 16) / (25 / 96.5%)) * (365 / 10) = 1.06 aureus So, if my calculations are correct (they may not be, given how complicated it is!), an aureus could keep a Roman of Caesar's time a year in bread. Sources: [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/worth.html[/URL] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius#:~:text=Equals%2010%20asses%2C%20giving%20the,which%20was%20about%20325%20g[/URL]. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureus[/URL][/QUOTE]
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