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Aurei

Scope note

Gold coins in use in the Roman world from the time of Caesar to that of Constantine, but primarily from the later Roman Republic through the middle years of the Roman Empire.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000192871

Term used for

denarius aureus

Equivalent Terms used

aureus

Created

13yrs ago

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