Centenionalis
Double centenionalis of Magnentius
As Centenionalis designated Romans a small copper coin of late antiquity . Presumably introduced as part of Diocletian's coin reforms at the end of the 3rd century, each hundred ( centeni ) centenionales should correspond to a silver miliarense . They are mentioned in the sources for the first time in 356. A centenionalis contained a very small proportion of silver and later corresponded to half a denarius and a quarter of a follis . The value fluctuated over the next centuries. In 395, with the abolition of the maiorina , the centenionalis became the only copper coin.
literature
- Otto Seeck : Centenionalis . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 1927.
Web links
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Remarks
- ^ Otto Seeck : Centenionalis . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 1927.
- ↑ Codex Theodosianus 9.23.1 § 3.
- ↑ Codex Theodosianus 9,23,2.