Word Explorer

Denarius

/dɪˈnɑːɹɪəs/

A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Denarius"

noun

1
A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Denarius"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sestertiusnoun	(historical numismatics) A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a denarius).
dupondiusnoun	(historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, equal to two asses.
quinariusnoun	A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.
antoninianusnoun	(historical, numismatics) A silver coin used during the Roman Empire, equal to two denarii.
dodransnoun	(historical, numismatics) A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth three quarters of an as.
semisnoun	(historical) A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as.
quadransnoun	A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
triensnoun	A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic valued at 4 unciae.
victoriatusnoun	(historical) A silver coin, stamped with an image of Victory, minted during the Roman Republic, and valued at half a denarius.
uncianoun	(pharmacy) Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
semuncianoun	(historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.
sextansnoun	(astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.
quincunxnoun	An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
terunciusnoun	(historical) An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as.
sestercenoun	(numismatics, Ancient Rome) A sestertius.
tremissisnoun	(historical) A coin of late Ancient Rome, worth one third of a solidus.
solidusnoun	(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
quadrigatusnoun	(historical) A medium-sized silver coin minted by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century B.C.E.
scudonoun	A former unit of currency in Malta, now the official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
quadrannoun	(obsolete) A square, a quadrangle.