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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 963493, member: 6229"]<font size="4">In Ancient Rome, the empire's currency system was based entirely on coins of different types and values, which also served as political statements by the emperors who minted them. </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Types of coins in the Roman monetary system were the <b><i>as</i></b> (made of bronze), the <b><i>sestertius</i></b> (also made of bronze), a silver coin called a <b><i>denarius</i></b> and, a gold coin called an <b><i>aureus</i></b>.</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">The <b><i>as</i></b> was the base unit of Roman currency. A <b><i>sestertius</i></b> was worth four <b><i>ases</i></b>, and a <b><i>denarius</i></b> was worth 16 <b><i>ases</i></b>. The <b><i>aureus</i></b> was the most valuable by far, worth 25 <b><i>denarii</i></b>. </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Now that you know, what do the coins look like?</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>AS Augustus Circa 14 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373017&AucID=675&Lot=365&Val=ca5640484f8cf605b26e13a97dba9e5e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373017&AucID=675&Lot=365&Val=ca5640484f8cf605b26e13a97dba9e5e" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373017&AucID=675&Lot=365&Val=ca5640484f8cf605b26e13a97dba9e5e</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>As Roman Provincial Moesia Caesar Marcianopolis Diadumenian 217-218 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u><br /></u></i></b> </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373004&AucID=675&Lot=352&Val=d8381a445a70612e5fe055f587539933" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373004&AucID=675&Lot=352&Val=d8381a445a70612e5fe055f587539933" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373004&AucID=675&Lot=352&Val=d8381a445a70612e5fe055f587539933</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>Sestertius Augustus Circa 14 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373096&AucID=675&Lot=444&Val=d7f7fdc85f97389287a5ad4378699066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373096&AucID=675&Lot=444&Val=d7f7fdc85f97389287a5ad4378699066" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373096&AucID=675&Lot=444&Val=d7f7fdc85f97389287a5ad4378699066</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>Sestertius Jukia Mamaea Augusta 228 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373138&AucID=675&Lot=486&Val=1f2e2cb4b457cfa063a1e0c81af8d1b7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" 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size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>Denarius Quinticus 112-111 BC:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373071&AucID=675&Lot=419&Val=4781c7a566ad0d44c4a96a563e8cf683" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373071&AucID=675&Lot=419&Val=4781c7a566ad0d44c4a96a563e8cf683" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373071&AucID=675&Lot=419&Val=4781c7a566ad0d44c4a96a563e8cf683</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>Aureus Augustus Circa 14 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=371685&AucID=673&Lot=200&Val=69159804150f6448c914b2c792ba9b6b" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=371685&AucID=673&Lot=200&Val=69159804150f6448c914b2c792ba9b6b" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=371685&AucID=673&Lot=200&Val=69159804150f6448c914b2c792ba9b6b</a></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>Aureus Nero 65-68 AD:</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373101&AucID=675&Lot=449&Val=8180e35a5dcc93954847b4dca00d92a2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373101&AucID=675&Lot=449&Val=8180e35a5dcc93954847b4dca00d92a2" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373101&AucID=675&Lot=449&Val=8180e35a5dcc93954847b4dca00d92a2</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Thought you'd like to know...</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 963493, member: 6229"][SIZE=4]In Ancient Rome, the empire's currency system was based entirely on coins of different types and values, which also served as political statements by the emperors who minted them. Types of coins in the Roman monetary system were the [B][I]as[/I][/B][I][/I] (made of bronze), the [B][I]sestertius[/I][/B][I][/I] (also made of bronze), a silver coin called a [B][I]denarius[/I][/B][I][/I] and, a gold coin called an [B][I]aureus[/I][/B][I][/I]. The [B][I]as[/I][/B][I][/I] was the base unit of Roman currency. A [B][I]sestertius[/I][/B][I][/I] was worth four [B][I]ases[/I][/B][I][/I], and a [B][I]denarius[/I][/B][I][/I] was worth 16 [B][I]ases[/I][/B][I][/I]. The [B][I]aureus[/I][/B][I][/I] was the most valuable by far, worth 25 [B][I]denarii[/I][/B][I][/I]. Now that you know, what do the coins look like? [B][I][U]AS Augustus Circa 14 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373017&AucID=675&Lot=365&Val=ca5640484f8cf605b26e13a97dba9e5e[/url] [B][I][U]As Roman Provincial Moesia Caesar Marcianopolis Diadumenian 217-218 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U] [url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373004&AucID=675&Lot=352&Val=d8381a445a70612e5fe055f587539933[/url] [B][I][U]Sestertius Augustus Circa 14 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373096&AucID=675&Lot=444&Val=d7f7fdc85f97389287a5ad4378699066[/url] [B][I][U]Sestertius Jukia Mamaea Augusta 228 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373138&AucID=675&Lot=486&Val=1f2e2cb4b457cfa063a1e0c81af8d1b7[/url] [B][I][U]Denarius Veturius 137 BC: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373066&AucID=675&Lot=414&Val=8a7671c228b960f3e964a41f1588b81c[/url] [B][I][U]Denarius Quinticus 112-111 BC: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373071&AucID=675&Lot=419&Val=4781c7a566ad0d44c4a96a563e8cf683[/url] [B][I][U]Aureus Augustus Circa 14 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=371685&AucID=673&Lot=200&Val=69159804150f6448c914b2c792ba9b6b[/url] [B][I][U]Aureus Nero 65-68 AD: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U][url]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=373101&AucID=675&Lot=449&Val=8180e35a5dcc93954847b4dca00d92a2[/url] Thought you'd like to know... Clinker [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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