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2. Roman currency - Wikipedia

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   Roman currency names survive today in many countries via the Carolingian monetary system, such as the dinar (from the denarius coin), the British pound (a translation of the Roman libra, a unit of weight), the peso (also a translation of libra), and the words for the general concept of money in the Iberian Romance languages (e.g. Spanish dinero ...

3. Denarius - Wikipedia

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   The first distinctively Roman silver coin appeared around 226 BC. [5] Classical historians have sometimes called these coins "heavy denarii ", but they are classified by modern numismatists as quadrigati , a term which survives in one or two ancient texts and is derived from the quadriga , or four-horse chariot, on the reverse.

4. Hoard of ancient Roman coins perplexes archaeologists ...

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   Archaeologists recently concluded their excavation of an area in Luxembourg that contained a hoard of 141 ancient Roman coins, now worth six figures in modern U.S. dollars.

5. Category:Coins of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Coins of ancient Rome" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

6. Stash of Roman-era coins buried 2,000 years ago found in field

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   The majority of the artifacts were Roman coins dated between 46 and 47 A.D., around the end of the first Roman conquests in Britain, and were primarily stamped with the portrait of the Emperor ...

7. Ancient coins found by Indiana Jones enthusiast sell ... - AOL

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   A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more modern currency in his pocket after the treasure was auctioned off ...