788:
131:
356:
34:
417:(r. 211–217). During the 3rd century, gold pieces were introduced in a variety of fractions and multiples, making it hard to determine the intended denomination of a gold coin. During Gallienus's reign, the purity was briefly reduced to 94%, and a small amount of coins were minted with as low as 80% purity. This was reset back to 99% by the next emperor.
436:
was struck only in small quantities, and thus had only minimal economic effect, although its stable weight brought an end to the instability that had existed for a while. Since only one document of
Diocletian's time uses this word to describe the coin, numismatists usually reserve the name "solidus"
921:
452:
as the gold coin of the Roman Empire, it was struck at a rate of 72 to a Roman pound of pure gold, each coin weighing twenty-four Greco-Roman carats, or about 4.5 grams of gold per coin. By this time, the
670:
Due to runaway inflation caused by the Roman government's issuing base-metal coinage but refusing to accept anything other than silver or gold for tax payments, the value of the gold
306:
411:
346:
252:
428:(r. 284–305) around 301 AD, struck at 60 to the Roman pound of pure gold (and thus weighing about 5.45 g each) and with an initial value equal to 1,000
1381:
900:
949:
Online numismatic exhibit: "This round gold is but the image of the rounder globe" (H. Melville). The charm of gold in ancient coinage
879:
1462:
978:
752:, which had a price realized of $ 3.5 million in November 2020. (There is an example of this coin on permanent display at the
1487:
117:
98:
922:"Metal detectorist 'ecstatic' after find on farm turns out to be ultra-rare Roman coin fetching £552,000 at auction"
70:
1482:
188:
was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the
1540:
55:
77:
724:
is highly sought after by collectors because of its purity and value, as well its historical interest. An
1477:
971:
740:(r. 98–117) sold for $ 15,000, and a silver coin of the same emperor sold for $ 100. The most expensive
84:
806:
282:
827:
387:
322:
228:
1467:
1023:
66:
1550:
1344:
352:(r. 54–68). At about the same time the purity of the silver coinage was also slightly decreased.
51:
44:
20:
964:
1441:
1125:
130:
862:
1497:
745:
225:
was struck infrequently. Caesar struck the coin more often, and standardized the weight at
8:
1545:
1511:
1376:
749:
678:
grew drastically. Inflation was also affected by the systematic debasement of the silver
1518:
1472:
793:
1269:
761:
138:
91:
142:
1301:
1071:
377:
1405:
1355:
1173:
987:
801:
753:
473:
355:
190:
1534:
1492:
1446:
445:
218:
1248:
1189:
1013:
991:
171:
956:
1057:
1052:
255:
1418:
1275:
1093:
1047:
425:
275:
1410:
1363:
1295:
1260:
1065:
765:
682:, which by the mid-3rd century had practically no silver left in it.
414:
167:
33:
1386:
1323:
1254:
1205:
1157:
1042:
1008:
776:
was auctioned off in the United
Kingdom for £552,000 in June 2019.
773:
363:
263:
176:
768:
on the reverse, and had a price realized of $ 920,000 in 2008. An
1423:
1240:
1077:
437:
for the coin that was introduced later by
Constantine the Great.
207:
1436:
1431:
1368:
1141:
948:
737:
468:, the coin's purity was little affected. Analysis of the Roman
211:
1307:
1109:
732:
issued by the same emperor. For instance, in one auction, an
349:
259:
203:
472:
shows the purity level usually to have been near to 24
825:
392:
327:
287:
233:
390:
325:
285:
231:
783:
58:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
448:(r. 306–337) in 312 AD, permanently replacing the
405:
340:
300:
246:
464:However, regardless of the size or weight of the
1532:
457:was worth 275,000 of the increasingly debased
972:
697:. In 337, after Constantine converted to the
348:of a Roman pound (7.3 g) during the reign of
986:
979:
965:
857:
855:
853:
851:
849:
847:
845:
843:
841:
689:was worth 833⅓ denarii; by 324, the same
413:of a Roman pound (6.5 g) by the time of
118:Learn how and when to remove this message
354:
145:, the legion that proclaimed him emperor
129:
838:
1533:
828:"Hoarding, Gresham's Law and All That"
728:is usually much more expensive than a
960:
744:ever sold was one issued in 42 BC by
174:originally valued at 25 pure silver
56:adding citations to reliable sources
27:
764:(r. 222–235), has a picture of the
13:
384:decreased, and the weight fell to
166:, 'golden', used as a noun) was a
14:
1562:
942:
901:"Goldberg Coins and Collectibles"
880:"Goldberg Coins and Collectibles"
301:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{100}}}
786:
476:gold, so in excess of 99% pure.
406:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{50}}}
341:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{45}}}
247:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{40}}}
32:
380:(r. 161–180) the production of
268:
198:was about the same size as the
43:needs additional citations for
914:
893:
872:
819:
271: 27 BC – AD 14
157:
1:
903:. Images.goldbergauctions.com
882:. Images.goldbergauctions.com
812:
367:
826:The Imperial Roman Economy.
273:) tariffed the value of the
7:
779:
10:
1567:
1483:Antony's Legionary denarii
807:Coinage reform of Augustus
18:
1506:
1468:Denarius of L. Censorinus
1463:Coinage of the Social War
1455:
1395:
1343:
1225:
1022:
998:
709:and finally, by 356, one
16:Gold coin of ancient Rome
760:, issued by the emperor
432:. However, Diocletian's
424:was first introduced by
21:Aureus (disambiguation)
407:
373:
342:
302:
248:
146:
1541:Coins of ancient Rome
1473:Ides of March coinage
1442:Constantinian bronzes
832:forumancientcoins.com
619:3.07 grams (85% pure)
605:3.40 grams (94% pure)
496:Julius Caesar Aureus
408:
358:
343:
303:
249:
202:, but heavier (since
133:
1498:Judaea Capta coinage
863:"Princeton Classics"
746:Marcus Junius Brutus
713:was worth 4,600,000
444:was reintroduced by
388:
323:
283:
229:
52:improve this article
19:For other uses, see
1512:Ancient Rome Portal
750:Gaius Julius Caesar
674:in relation to the
655:Constantius Chlorus
483:
376:After the reign of
217:Before the time of
1519:Numismatics Portal
794:Numismatics portal
748:, the assassin of
705:was worth 275,000
479:
403:
401:
374:
338:
336:
298:
296:
244:
242:
147:
1528:
1527:
1428:Copper and bronze
1270:Double sestertius
1062:Bronze and copper
772:with the face of
762:Alexander Severus
685:In 301, one gold
668:
667:
627:Claudius Gothicus
557:Severus Alexander
400:
335:
319:was decreased to
295:
241:
160:
139:Septimius Severus
137:minted in 193 by
128:
127:
120:
102:
1558:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1283:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1089:
1088:
1084:
981:
974:
967:
958:
957:
953:
936:
935:
933:
932:
918:
912:
911:
909:
908:
897:
891:
890:
888:
887:
876:
870:
869:
867:
859:
836:
835:
823:
796:
791:
790:
789:
693:was worth 4,350
484:
478:
412:
410:
409:
404:
402:
393:
372:
369:
347:
345:
344:
339:
337:
328:
315:The mass of the
307:
305:
304:
299:
297:
288:
272:
270:
253:
251:
250:
245:
243:
234:
159:
156:
143:Legio XIV Gemina
123:
116:
112:
109:
103:
101:
60:
36:
28:
1566:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1556:
1555:
1531:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1502:
1451:
1391:
1339:
1332:
1328:
1327:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1288:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1221:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1018:
994:
985:
951:
945:
940:
939:
930:
928:
920:
919:
915:
906:
904:
899:
898:
894:
885:
883:
878:
877:
873:
865:
861:
860:
839:
824:
820:
815:
792:
787:
785:
782:
756:in London.) An
391:
389:
386:
385:
378:Marcus Aurelius
370:
326:
324:
321:
320:
286:
284:
281:
280:
267:
232:
230:
227:
226:
124:
113:
107:
104:
61:
59:
49:
37:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1564:
1554:
1553:
1551:1st century BC
1548:
1543:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1515:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1459:
1457:
1456:Notable series
1453:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1358:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1345:Diocletian era
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1321:
1305:
1299:
1293:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1258:
1252:
1246:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1203:
1187:
1171:
1155:
1139:
1123:
1107:
1091:
1075:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1037:
1032:
1028:
1026:
1024:Republican era
1020:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1002:
1000:
999:Proto-currency
996:
995:
984:
983:
976:
969:
961:
955:
954:
944:
943:External links
941:
938:
937:
913:
892:
871:
837:
817:
816:
814:
811:
810:
809:
804:
802:Roman currency
798:
797:
781:
778:
754:British Museum
666:
665:
662:
659:
656:
652:
651:
648:
645:
642:
638:
637:
634:
631:
628:
624:
623:
620:
617:
614:
610:
609:
606:
603:
600:
596:
595:
592:
589:
586:
582:
581:
578:
575:
572:
568:
567:
564:
561:
558:
554:
553:
550:
547:
544:
540:
539:
536:
533:
530:
526:
525:
522:
519:
516:
512:
511:
508:
505:
502:
498:
497:
494:
491:
488:
399:
396:
334:
331:
294:
291:
240:
237:
126:
125:
40:
38:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1563:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1536:
1521:
1520:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1509:
1508:
1505:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1493:Tribute penny
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1478:Fleet coinage
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1448:
1447:Centenionalis
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1325:
1322:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1207:
1204:
1191:
1188:
1175:
1172:
1159:
1156:
1143:
1140:
1127:
1124:
1111:
1108:
1095:
1092:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1021:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1003:
1001:
997:
993:
989:
982:
977:
975:
970:
968:
963:
962:
959:
950:
947:
946:
927:
923:
917:
902:
896:
881:
875:
864:
858:
856:
854:
852:
850:
848:
846:
844:
842:
833:
829:
822:
818:
808:
805:
803:
800:
799:
795:
784:
777:
775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
718:
716:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
688:
683:
681:
677:
673:
663:
660:
657:
654:
653:
649:
646:
643:
640:
639:
635:
632:
629:
626:
625:
621:
618:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
587:
584:
583:
579:
576:
573:
570:
569:
565:
562:
559:
556:
555:
551:
548:
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
531:
528:
527:
523:
520:
517:
514:
513:
509:
506:
503:
501:Julius Caesar
500:
499:
495:
492:
489:
486:
485:
482:
477:
475:
471:
467:
462:
460:
456:
451:
447:
446:Constantine I
443:
438:
435:
431:
427:
423:
418:
416:
397:
394:
383:
379:
365:
361:
357:
353:
351:
332:
329:
318:
313:
311:
292:
289:
278:
277:
265:
261:
257:
238:
235:
224:
220:
219:Julius Caesar
215:
213:
209:
206:has a higher
205:
201:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
165:
164:
154:
153:
144:
141:to celebrate
140:
136:
132:
122:
119:
111:
100:
97:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69: –
68:
64:
63:Find sources:
57:
53:
47:
46:
41:This article
39:
35:
30:
29:
26:
22:
1517:
1510:
1488:Roman Judaea
1249:Antoninianus
1235:
1226:Early Empire
1034:
1014:Aes signatum
992:Ancient Rome
952:(in Italian)
929:. Retrieved
925:
916:
905:. Retrieved
895:
884:. Retrieved
874:
831:
821:
769:
757:
741:
733:
729:
725:
721:
719:
714:
710:
706:
702:
698:
694:
690:
686:
684:
679:
675:
671:
669:
493:Gold content
481:Gold content
480:
469:
465:
463:
458:
454:
449:
441:
439:
433:
429:
421:
419:
381:
375:
371: 30 BC
359:
316:
314:
309:
274:
222:
216:
199:
195:
189:
185:
181:
175:
172:ancient Rome
162:
161:
151:
150:
148:
134:
114:
108:January 2008
105:
95:
88:
81:
74:
62:
50:Please help
45:verification
42:
25:
1396:Late Empire
1058:Quadrigatus
1053:Victoriatus
720:Today, the
571:Gordian III
256:Roman pound
1546:Gold coins
1535:Categories
1419:Miliarense
1292:; later 4)
1276:Sestertius
1251:(32 asses)
1048:Sestertius
931:2019-06-10
907:2014-06-07
886:2014-06-07
813:References
661:4.55 grams
647:5.45 grams
641:Diocletian
633:5.38 grams
591:3.58 grams
577:4.96 grams
563:6.08 grams
549:6.55 grams
535:7.27 grams
521:7.75 grams
507:8.18 grams
426:Diocletian
276:sestertius
78:newspapers
1411:Tremissis
1364:Argenteus
1296:Dupondius
1261:Quinarius
1068:(2 asses)
1066:Dupondius
766:Colosseum
613:Gallienus
599:Gallienus
543:Caracalla
440:When the
415:Caracalla
258:(about 8
168:gold coin
1387:Denarius
1382:Laureate
1324:Quadrans
1255:Denarius
1206:Semuncia
1158:Quadrans
1126:Quincunx
1043:Denarius
1009:Aes rude
780:See also
774:Allectus
730:denarius
680:denarius
676:denarius
515:Augustus
364:Octavian
264:Augustus
200:denarius
182:denarius
67:"Aureus"
1424:Siliqua
1406:Solidus
1377:Radiate
1356:Solidus
1331:⁄
1315:⁄
1287:⁄
1241:Dacicus
1213:⁄
1197:⁄
1181:⁄
1174:Sextans
1165:⁄
1149:⁄
1133:⁄
1117:⁄
1101:⁄
1085:⁄
1078:Dodrans
988:Coinage
926:msn.com
715:denarii
711:solidus
707:denarii
703:solidus
699:solidus
695:denarii
487:Emperor
459:denarii
455:solidus
442:solidus
434:solidus
430:denarii
422:solidus
208:density
191:solidus
184:). The
177:denarii
92:scholar
1437:Nummus
1432:Follis
1415:Silver
1373:Copper
1369:Nummus
1360:Silver
1266:Copper
1245:Silver
1236:Aureus
1142:Triens
1039:Silver
1035:Aureus
1005:Bronze
770:aureus
758:aureus
742:aureus
738:Trajan
734:aureus
726:aureus
722:aureus
701:, one
691:aureus
687:aureus
672:aureus
664:0.556
658:305 AD
650:0.667
644:301 AD
636:0.660
630:269 AD
622:0.380
616:265 AD
608:0.420
602:255 AD
594:0.440
588:250 AD
585:Decius
580:0.610
574:240 AD
566:0.740
560:235 AD
552:0.800
546:213 AD
538:0.889
510:1.000
470:aureus
466:aureus
450:aureus
360:Aureus
317:aureus
310:aureus
308:of an
223:aureus
212:silver
196:aureus
194:. The
186:aureus
180:(sin.
152:aureus
135:Aureus
94:
87:
80:
73:
65:
1308:Semis
1190:Uncia
1110:Semis
866:(PDF)
532:64 AD
524:0.95
518:23 BC
504:50 BC
474:karat
382:aurei
260:grams
254:of a
210:than
163:aurei
99:JSTOR
85:books
1402:Gold
1352:Gold
1257:(16)
1232:Gold
1031:Gold
529:Nero
490:Year
420:The
350:Nero
221:the
204:gold
149:The
71:news
1304:(1)
1298:(2)
1272:(8)
1263:(8)
1094:Bes
1074:(1)
990:of
736:of
362:of
293:100
279:as
262:).
214:).
170:of
158:pl.
54:by
1537::
1302:As
1215:24
1199:12
1135:12
1072:As
924:.
840:^
830:.
717:.
461:.
398:50
368:c.
366:,
333:45
312:.
269:r.
239:40
1336:)
1333:4
1329:1
1326:(
1320:)
1317:2
1313:1
1310:(
1289:2
1285:1
1282:+
1280:2
1278:(
1218:)
1211:1
1208:(
1202:)
1195:1
1192:(
1186:)
1183:6
1179:1
1176:(
1170:)
1167:4
1163:1
1160:(
1154:)
1151:3
1147:1
1144:(
1138:)
1131:5
1128:(
1122:)
1119:2
1115:1
1112:(
1106:)
1103:3
1099:2
1096:(
1090:)
1087:4
1083:3
1080:(
980:e
973:t
966:v
934:.
910:.
889:.
868:.
834:.
395:1
330:1
290:1
266:(
236:1
155:(
121:)
115:(
110:)
106:(
96:·
89:·
82:·
75:·
48:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
