Aureus Septimius Severus ( 193 )
Aureus , less often aureus ( lat.aureus ) - an ancient Roman gold coin . The name comes from lat. aurum - gold . Put into circulation during the Second Punic War . Originally used exclusively as a reward coin - for distribution to troops as a reward for victories [1] . It has been in circulation for more than five hundred years, during which time it has repeatedly devalued . After the last devaluation, carried out by Emperor Constantine , began to be called solid ( Latin solidus ).
Aureus Quotes for His Period
| Year | Governing body | Weight | Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 203 BC e. | Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio | 1 scruple | 20 silver sisters |
| 31 year BC e. | Emperor Augustus Octavian | 1/40 libra | 25 denarii |
| 60 year | Emperor Nero | 1/45 libra | 25 denarii |
| 90 year | Emperor Domitian | 1/50 libra | 25 denarii |
| 285 year | Emperor Diocletian | 1/60 libra | 25 denarii or 100 sisters |
| 325 year | Emperor Constantine | 1/72 libra | 25 denarii or 100 sisters |
Notes
- ↑ Aureus // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
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- Cohen. Description générale des monnaies de la République Romaine Paris-London, 1857
- Lenormant . La monnaie dans l'antiquité Paris, 1878
- Mionnet . Description de Médailles antiques, grecques et romaines Paris, 1806-1835
- Von Mommsen . Geschichte des Römischen Münzwesens "Berlin, 1860