denarii
Meaning
of Denarius
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According to Pliny, a Roman pound (convert) of cassia, cinnamon, or serichatum cost up to 300 denarii, the wage of ten months' labour.
Domestic Roman policy Affiliation with the army During his reign as emperor, Caracalla raised the annual pay of an average legionary from 2000 sesterces (500 denarii ) to 3000 sesterces (675 denarii).
On the aspect of making Jupiter grow up Turcan cites the denarii struck by Manius Fonteius and Valerian the younger of the type Iovi crescenti mentioned by A. Alföldi in Studien zur Geschichte der Weltkrisedes 3. Jhd.
This donative, however, was twice the size of those past: 20,000 sesterces (5,000 denarii ) per capita, with more to officers.
Centurions received considerably higher pay; under Augustus, the lowest rank of centurion was paid 3,750 denarii and the highest rank, 15,000 denarii.
It was valued at 25 denarii.