denarius
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- noun
- /dɪˈnɛəriəs/
- Archaic
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denario
- A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius NKJV.
- silver denarius
And he says, if you each go out and work the fields, I'll give you a denarius, which was a Roman coin at the end of the day.
- And he says, if you each go out and work the fields, I'll give you a denarius, which was a Roman coin at the end of the day.
Examples
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It's funny all the emphasis on monetary tithing, but didn't Jesus deny the worthiness of money after he pointed out Caesar's face on the denarius?
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One final Roman coin worth mentioning is a silver denarius struck by the degenerate emperor Elagabalus (see figure 8).
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"They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, "Whose image is this?"
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Four shekels for one denarius.
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And he says, if you each go out and work the fields, I'll give you a denarius, which was a Roman coin at the end of the day.
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An early example is a silver denarius, a Roman silver coin that weighs about 4.0 grams.
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The crescent Moon also appears on a silver denarius struck by the Roman moneyer Lucius Lucretius Trio around 74 B.C. (see figure 7).
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The silver denarius was a common currency used in ancient Rome for everyday transactions.
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She paid for the bread with a single denarius, which had significant value in ancient Rome.
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A typical Roman soldier earned a denarius each day for his service during the Imperial period.
Synonyms
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A silver coin from ancient Greece worth four drachmas
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A small gold coin used as money in ancient Rome
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A gold coin used in the Byzantine Empire and in medieval Europe
A coin used in ancient Rome to buy things
An old coin from Roman or Byzantine times
An old Greek coin used to buy things
A small ancient Greek silver coin used for everyday purchases
An old European coin used in the Middle Ages
A large silver coin used in Europe between the 1500s and 1800s
A large silver coin used in Europe long ago
Surface Forms
Etymology
Denarius was the name of a Roman silver coin, and the word comes from Latin deni, meaning 'ten', because it was originally worth ten small bronze coins, so a denarius was a common coin for everyday buying in ancient Rome.