One denarius is worth four sesterces.
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Denarius
//dɪˈnɑɹi.əs//
Synonyms for "denarius"
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Translations
22 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δηνάριον noun (silver coin)
Arabic
1 entries- دِينَار noun (silver coin)
Bactrian
1 entries- διναρο noun (silver coin)
Catalan
1 entries- denari noun (silver coin)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 迪納厄斯 /迪纳厄斯 noun (silver coin)
Esperanto
1 entries- denaro noun (silver coin)
Finnish
1 entries- denaari noun (silver coin)
French
1 entries- denier noun (silver coin)
German
1 entries- Denar noun (silver coin)
Japanese
3 entries- デナリ noun (silver coin)
- デナリウス noun (silver coin)
- デナリオン noun (silver coin)
Kannada
1 entries- ದೀನಾರ noun (silver coin)
Latin
1 entries- dēnārius noun (silver coin)
Parthian
1 entries- 𐭃𐭉𐭍𐭓 noun (silver coin)
Persian
1 entries- دینار noun (silver coin)
Polish
1 entries- denar noun (silver coin)
Portuguese
1 entries- denário noun (silver coin)
Russian
3 entries- дена́рий noun (silver coin)
- дина́р noun (silver coin)
- дина́рий noun (silver coin)
Swahili
1 entries- dinari noun (silver coin)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus.
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"Sorry, I thought you were Aurel. He owes me a denarius. Have you seen him?"
Source: wiktionary
2007, Philip Matyszak, Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day (title of the book)
Source: wiktionary
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