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ST Crossword 4292

seasidesteve | 15:39 Sun 31st Aug 2008 | Crosswords

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14 Many asses could be procured in exchange for this Roman coinage (7)

From the letters available (D_N_R_I) and the ref to 'Roman coinage' I assume this is DENARII. But how do the asses come into it ?

tribune

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MarMatMal

An "as" was a Roman coin worth 12 "uncia" - a fraction of a denarius.

seasidesteve

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Thanks. That's a new one on me. It's nice to learn something new.

peejay7

from the Collins dictionary - 25 denarii make up a denarius - which was originally equal to 10 asses !!

seasidesteve

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It's interesting stuff. The SOED defines denarius thus:

1 An ancient Roman silver coin, orig. of the value of ten asses. Also occas., an English or British penny (as the origin of the abbreviation d. in � s. d. etc.). LME.

2 A unit of weight equal to that of a Roman silver denarius. LME.

3 More fully golden denarius. An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii. M17.

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