Quinarius nummus
The quinarius nummus (silver quinar) was a Roman coin .
211 BC It was introduced as the second coin next to the denarius . The value of a silver quinary with the value number "V" was 1/2 denarius or 5 aces and after the revaluation of the denarius around 150 ... 130 BC. From 10 old aces to 16 new, lighter aces, therefore 8 new aces . In fact, like the gold quinar introduced later, it was never minted very often. With the introduction of the Victoriatus , which was initially considered 7 1/2 old aces, minting was stopped for around 100 years.
It was only with the decline of the Victoriatus that the coinage of the silver quinary began. Since it took the place of the Victoriatus almost seamlessly, it also received its name colloquially. The silver quinar was minted exclusively in Rome and probably served mainly as a coin gift from the emperors to the people. Under Emperor Trajan (around 115 AD) a silver quinar with a rough weight of 1.7 g is known. Due to the galloping inflation, from 250 onwards it was only available as a small coin without precious metal, which soon disappeared completely.
