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1503Sestertii  

SCOPE NOTE

  • Roman coins that were first introduced around 211 BCE along with the denarii. During the Roman Republic they were small, silver coins valued at one quarter of a denarius. In 23 BCE, in the monetary reform of Augustus, the sestertii were reintroduced as the largest brass denomination. They were worth four assaria and valued still at one quarter of a denarius.

SOURCE

  • Amandry, Dhénin, Popoff, Thierry, & Vellet 2002
  • Κρεμύδη 2009

CONTRIBUTOR

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

CREATOR

  • Iakovidou Athena (AA)

NOTATION

  • 1503

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