Early denominations - a high resolution view
Left to right: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As. They are displayed as relative sizes. Their comparable values depended on several factors.
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Between the late first century BC and the mid third century AD the Romans produced coins of different denominations, struck in different metals. Each denomination can be distinguished from the next by its metal, size, weight and sometimes by the emperors headdress.
