DENARIUS: COIN OF ROMAN EMPIRE
Denarius, 145-147 AD: Roman Empire (Marcus Aurelius; Honos)
Ruler: Marcus Aurelius — Roman consul in 140, 145 and 161; Roman emperor from 161 to 180.
ND (no date).
COS II (Consul II; Marcus Aurelius became consul for the second time in 145).
Honos (Honor) — Roman god personifying honor with an olive branch and a horn of plenty (Cornucopia).
AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P II F (Aurelius Caesar Augustus Pius II Filius): Caesar Aurelius son of Augustus Pius.
Portrait of the young Marcus Aurelius.
Interesting to know: Marcus Aurelius went down in history not only as a ruler but also as a philosopher ("the Philosopher on the Emperor's Throne").
Rome mint, Italy.
- Silver: 18 mm - 3 g
- Reference price: 12$
COIN DENARIUS — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- ROMAN REPUBLIC + ROMAN EMPIRE (3rd century BC — 3rd century AD): denarius = 4 sestertius = 10 as (later — 16 as; by the way, in the plural as — asses)
As for the origin of the name of the coin denarius (plural: denarii), it's simple: originally the silver denarius consisted of 10 bronze asses, and in Latin the phrase "the one consisting of ten" is written as "denarius". Moreover, the symbol "X" was chosen as a symbol of the coin. Numismatics considers a whole group of coins that can be considered the descendants of the denarius: denar, denaro, dinar, diner, denier, penny, pfennig...
