Money & Coinage

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aureus

gold coin, 1 aureus = 1 aureus

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denarius

silver coin, 25 denarii = 1 aureus

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sestertius

brass coin, 100 sestertii = 1 aureus

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dupondius

brass coin, 200 dupondii = 1 aureus

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as

bronze coin, 400 asses = 1 aureus

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semis

brass coin, 800 semisses = 1 aureus

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quadrans

bronze coin, 1600 quadrantes = 1 aureus

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tresviri monetales

priesthood established ca. 289 BC to oversee the minting of coins

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Temple of Juno Moneta

temple where coins were minted during the republic

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Antoninianus

silver coin, twice the size of a denarius, first minted by Caracalla in 215 AD

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solidus

a light-weight gold coin first minted by Constantine in 310 AD, became standard high denomination

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centenionalis

silver coin first minted by Constantine in 318 AD

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tributum

a direct tax on land and property paid by Roman citizens; only levied in times of emergency; tax on land abolished in 167 BC as the treasury was enriched through overseas conquest

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tributum soli

tax on land and property

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tributum capitis

poll tax

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aerarium (Saturni)

treasury in the Temple of Saturn used for depositing cash and archives of the Roman state

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fiscus

the imperial treasury, which also included the emperor’s private wealth

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publicani

tax collectors