Ancient Roman Imperatorial - 40 BCE Julius Caesar AR Denarius NGC Choice XF★ - Q. Vaconious Vitulus moneyer

Ancient Rome - 40 BC Julius Caesar AR Denarius NGC Choice XF* (STAR) $21,500.

    The denarius (plural denarii) was the standard Roman silver coin starting with its introduction during the Second Punic War c. 211 BC up to the reign of Gordian III (AD 238-244), after which it was replaced by the Antoninianus. The word Denarius is taken from the Latin deni "containing ten" for its value initially was 10 assess. The word for "money" is taken from denarius. Some examples are Italian (denaro), Slovene (denar), Portuguese (dinheiro), and Spanish (dinero). Social interaction and commerce with the Greeks spelled out a need for silver coinage to supplement the bronze coinage that Romans used at the time. The forerunner of the denarius was a Greek-styled coin of didrachm weight, that was produced in Neapolis and other Greek cities of southern Italy. Such coins carried a legend indicating they were minted for Rome, however their design and style closely resembled contemporary Greek coins. During his reign, Julius Caesar had set the weight of the denarius at 3.9 grams. The year 44 BC saw the legionary (professional soldier) pay doubled to 225 denarii a year.