He had already put her name and face on a Roman coin, the silver denarii. |
The Emperor Nero was short of a few denarii to pay his soldiers so he created some more by debasing the currency. |
If anyone wounds another so that the blood falls to the ground, he shall pay 600 denarii, which make 15 solidi. |
If we demand payment up to the last denarii, then we should first pay up to the last quadrant. |
Drusilla, I want you and Portia to count out four hundred and nine denarii for Beatrice. |
Mommsen quotes the price as 12,000 denarii, which would amount to about the same sum. |