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Tulane University lecture materials, "Roman Currency of the Principate".

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  1. In 23 BC, the bronze coinage was reformed: 1 aureus = 25 denarii = 100 sestertii (brass) = 400 asses (copper). Large sums were counted in sestertii.
  2. From 46 BC to 84 AD, the annual pay for a legionary was 225 denarii (10 asses per day). Domitian raised it to 300 denarii.
  3. In AD 64, gold coins were struck at 45 to the pound, and denarii at 96 to the pound.
  4. The antoninianus of 215 weighed 5.1 g, had 52% silver content, and contained 80% of the silver of two denarii.
  5. Silver content: Gallienus, 265-66: 9%; 267-68: 6%. Claudius II, 268: 3%. Aurelian, 274: 5%.

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