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Date "DENARII" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1709. (references)

Specialty Definition: DENARII

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LawDENARII. An ancient general term for any sort of pecunia numerata, or ready money. The French use the word denier in the same sense: payer de ses propres deniers. (references)
Library ScienceRoman Republican coins, originally cast in silver and worth 10 asses; known as a "penny" in the New Testament. The Library of Congress exhibition includes coins from the mid-first century B.C.E. (references)

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