Quinarius aureus
As Quinarius aureus (also Goldquinar or Halbaureus ) refers to a Roman coin , of v 45th BC to 324 AD was minted and issued.
The gold quinar was worth half an aureus or 12½ denarii . Just like its silver brother, the Quinarius nummus , it was never a really important coin and was always seen more as a marginal phenomenon that was necessary for liquid payment transactions. Not even all of the emperors had it shaped. Originally weighing around 4 grams , it lost more and more weight due to the galloping inflation from AD 200 ; however, the gold content remained constant. Under Constantine I it was abolished with the introduction of the solidus ; possibly the semissis (1/2 solidus) or the tremissis (3/8) took its place.
In fact, the term Quinarius aureus is a modern name, because it was simply referred to as Halbaureus in ancient times .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Johann Georg Theodor Graesse: Handbook of ancient numismatics from the oldest times to Constantin the Elder . Size Schäfer, Leipzig 1854, p. 27 ( online in the Google book search).
- ^ A. R. Burns: Money and Monetary Policy in Early Times. Routledge, 2013, p. 273 ( online in the Google book search).