These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'denarius.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. In the episode about paying taxes to the Romans, which is recorded in Mark 12:13-17, Matthew 22:15-22, and Luke 20:20-26, Jesus asks to be shown a denarius. Decimus was one of Julius Caesar’s chief officers and closest associates in both the Gallic War and the Civil War. The coin above was from a denarius which. Tiberius was in power when Jesus was crucified. It was first named nummus aureus (gold money), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. Augustus was not Tiberius true father, he was the son of Augustus wife Livia, by her first husband. aureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. He was the second Roman Emperor, after Augustus who died in 14 AD. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 July 2021 Its production was also a proxy for a central economic activity, the use of silver in the Romans’ standard silver coin, the denarius. Throughout the life of Jesus, Tiberius was the Emperor of Rome. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 July 2021 Many mintings later, the denarius was still suspect. Richard Jakiel, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2019 The civilizational slope has been slippery for much longer than most of us realize, and, long before the advent of smartphones or typewriters or railroads, the Roman denarius was considered a threat to the social order. Richard Jakiel, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2019 This silver denarius was minted in Antioch during the reign of Bohemond III. 2022 Perhaps to mark the start of more good times, the mints produced a silver denarius - a dime-sized silver coin - displaying a ship’s prow with a brilliant star (the eclipsed sun) above it, guiding the ship to safe waters. Jesus takes the coin, and points to it as he speaks. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, Rome famously experienced hyperinflation after a series of Emperors lowered the silver content of their currency, the denarius. The figure and inscription on the denarius. The major silver coin used during the first 220 years of the empire was the denarius. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, During that time, 175 denarii would have been a soldier’s salary for about a year and a half, Alderighi said. Recent Examples on the Web Upon closer inspection and excavation, researchers determined that the find included 175 silver Roman denarii coins.
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