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Metal Content |
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AV = gold |
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AR = silver |
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AE = bronze /
brass / copper |
| CU = copper |
| Billion =
silver debased with tin or copper |
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Early Republic Denominations |
| Sizes and weights
varied |
| As
- 12 Unica |
| Semis
- 6 Unica |
| Triens
- 4 Unica |
| Quadrans
- 3 Unica |
| Sextans - 2
Unica |
| Unica - (Base
Unit 12th of an As) Roughly 27 gm |
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Early Imperial |
| Aureus - AV -
7.8gm / 20mm / Worth: 25 Denarii |
| Quinarius - AV -
4gm / 15mm / Worth: 15.5 Denarii |
| Denarius - AR -
3.8gm / 19mm / Worth:16 Asses |
| Quinarius - AR -
2gm / 15mm / Worth: 8 Asses |
| Sestersius - AE
(brass) - 25+gm / 25+mm / Worth: 4 Asses |
| Dupondius - AE
(brass) - 12gm / 18mm / Worth: 2 Asses |
| As - AE (copper)
- 11gm / 24+mm / Worth: Base Unit |
| Semis - AE
(brass) - 4gm / 18mm / Worth: 1/2 As |
| Quadrans - AE
(copper) - 3gm / 15mm / Worth: 1/4 As |
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| Addition
by Emperor Caracalla (215 A.D.) |
| Antoninianus - AR or Billion
- 6gm / 20+mm / Worth: 2 Denarii |
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Diocletian Monetary Reform (294 A.D.) |
| Sizes and metal content
fluctuates |
| Aureus - AV - (size varies) /
Worth: Gold Content |
| Quinarius - AV - (size
varies) / Worth Gold Content |
| Argenteus - AR - 3gm / 18mm /
Worth: 5 Follis |
| Follis - AE (low % Silver) -
10gm / 25mm / Worth: 10 Radiates |
| Radiate - AE (bronze) - 3.8gm
/ 20+mm |
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Constantine Monetary Reform (318 A.D.) |
| Sizes and metal content
fluctuates |
| Solidus - AV - 4.5gm / Worth:
24 Siliquae |
| Semissis - AV - 2.2gm /
Worth: 12 Siliquae |
| Scripulum - AV - 1.7gm /
Worth: 9 Siliquae |
| Miliarense
- AR - 4.5gm / Worth: 1/18 Solidus |
| Siliquae
- AR - 3.5gm / Worth: 1/24 Solidus (base unit) |
| AE1 - AE (Bronze) - 25+mm |
| AE2 - AE (Bronze) - 21-25mm |
| AE3 - AE (Bronze) - 17-21mm |
| AE4 - AE (Bronze) - 17mm |
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List of Roman
Mints |
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Alexandria, (Egypt) |
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Ambianum, (France) |
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Antioch/Antiochia, (Syria) |
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Aquileia, (Italy) |
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Arelatum/Constantina, (France) |
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Barcino, (Spain) |
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Caesara, (Israel) |
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Camulodunum, (England) |
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Carthage, (North Africa) |
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Clausentum, (England) |
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Constantinopolis, (Turkey) |
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Cyzicus, (Turkey) |
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Emesa, (Syria) |
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Heraclea, (Turkey) |
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Londinium, (England) |
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Lugdunum, (France) |
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Mediolanum, (Italy) |
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Nicomedia, (Turkey) |
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Ostia, (Italy) |
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Ravenna, (Italy) |
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Rome, (Italy) |
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Serdica, (Bulgaria) |
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Sirmium, (Serbia) |
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Siscia, (Croatia) |
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Thessalonica, (Greece) |
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Ticinum, (Italy) |
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Treveri, (Germany) |
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Viminacium, (Yugoslavia) |
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