denarius
noun [ C ] uk/dɪˈneə.ri.əs/ us/dɪˈner.i.əs/ denarii /dɪˈneə.ri.aɪ/ /dɪˈner.i.aɪ/
迪纳里厄斯（古罗马的一种小银币）
a silver coin from the ancient Roman empire
a denarius minted in honour of the Emperor Antoninus Pius 为纪念皇帝安东尼 · 庇护而铸造的一枚银币
The annual cost of a Roman legion was 1.25 million denarii. 一个罗马军团每年的费用是125万迪纳尔。
Compare: solidus
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- The solidus was a Roman coin worth about 25 denarii.
- a silver denarius depicting Hadrian
- Roman merchants could travel from Rome to Londinium paying denarii all the way.
- Britain's largest hoard of Roman silver denarius coins has been valued at £265,000.