Roman currency
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The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century).
The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including: the aureus (gold), the denarius (silver), the sestertius (bronze), the dupondius (bronze), and the as (copper).
This, the silver denarius, was destined to become the cornerstone of the Roman currency system for centuries to come.
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 See also: Silver, Currency, Gold, Coin, Denarius
  
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