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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24901451, member: 101855"]As I reach the end of the various Roman Emperors I can add to my collection (The guys in the 400s are very tough.), I realized that I did not have an example of each denomination of Roman coin, at least for the first 3 centuries. So here goes. The aureus was the classic Roman gold coin. This one was issued by Antoninus Pius, who also happens to be the most common aureus gold coin. [ATTACH=full]1600268[/ATTACH] The denarius is an easy one. Here is a denarius issued by Marcus Aurelius. There were 25 denarii to the aureus. [ATTACH=full]1600270[/ATTACH] The sestertius was the large bronze or copper coin of Rome. Its large size allowed the coiner to make the most of his are. Oddly enough, most Romans established prices using the sestertius, not the denarius. Four sestertii equalled one denarius. Here is a sestertius issued by the Roman Senate for Trajan. [ATTACH=full]1600272[/ATTACH] The dupontius was the next denomination. Eight dupontii were equal to one denarius. This dupontius was issued for one of the bad, and ultimately insane emperors, Commoddus. [ATTACH=full]1600273[/ATTACH] The lowest denomination in the Roman "good times" was the as. There were 16 ases to the denarius. This one was issued for Claudius. [ATTACH=full]1600276[/ATTACH] I am sure that many of the more expert collectors here will be able to add more "meat." to this post.[/QUOTE]