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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2143938, member: 51347&quot;]QUESTION:&nbsp; I have never seen a satisfactory answer to this...My understanding is that the Denarius was the basic unit of Roman coinage, similar as our Dollar is for US coinage.&nbsp; I do understand the Denarius was a big value as it roughly represented a &quot;full day&#039;s wage.&quot;&nbsp; HOWEVER, I have noticed that when Romans monetized transactions, they used the Sestertius as the base unit of account.&nbsp; Is this because Rome was late minting silver coinage, and the Sestertius was a traditional bronze based coin from their heritage?&nbsp; Or, being roughly a quarter-day&#039;s wages, this unit of account was more manageable?&nbsp; (Since the Sestertius is a 1/4 Denarius, I akin it to Americans using the Quarter as a base unit...)&nbsp; BTW, RO - NICE COIN!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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