denarius

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denarius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Denarius \De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. Denarii. [L. See 2d Denier.]
     A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the
     "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth
     originally ten of the pieces called as.
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