də̇ˈna(a)rēəs, dē-, -ˈnär- noun
( plural denar·ii -rēˌī, -rē(ˌ)ē)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin — more at denier
1. : a small silver coin of ancient Rome orig., under the Republic, equivalent to 10 bronze asses but later debased until by the late Empire its silver content became only a wash on copper
2. : a gold coin of the Roman Empire equivalent to 25 denarii
3. : denier III 1
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denarius of Julius Caesar, 44 B.C.
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