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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2144003, member: 51347&quot;]Dougsmit: Understood about the Sestertius being 1/100th of an Aureus...but that was minted later, as Rome was not into much gold during the Republican era... However, interesting observation regarding &quot;surviving&quot; texts! </p><p>Gilgald: Agreed about the Sestertius&#039; origin as a silver coin (I have a few - cool coins).&nbsp; I was more alluding to Romans starting their Coinage in the Aes cast mintage (Rude, Siguntum, Grave), where they handled a lot of bronze/copper in their transactions before they FINALLY got into silver during the Punic Wars...&nbsp; </p><p>So, I am still stumped as to why they use the Sestertius as the basic monetary unit of account.&nbsp; Great answers, and thanks for your help!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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