How much is a "Danarii" worth?

Question

How much, in to days money (dollares please) would a Danarii be worth?

Answer 1

hey DS,

Did you mean a dEnarii ?

The Roman currency system included the denarius (plural: denarii) after 211 BC, a small silver coin, and it was the most common coin produced for circulation but was slowly debased until its replacement by the antoninianus.

It is difficult to give even comparative values for money from before the 20th century, due to vastly different types of products; however its purchasing power in terms of bread has been estimated at US$20 in the early empire. Classical historians regularly say that in the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire the daily wage for an unskilled laborer was 1 denarius, estimated at $20. (By comparison, an American laborer earning the Federal minimum wage makes $41 for an 8-hour day, while the average American makes $180 a day.) The actual silver content of the Denarius was about 50 grains, or 1/10 troy ounces under the Empire. [citation needed]


Flavia Domitilla, wife of Vespasian and mother of Titus and Domitian.The fineness of the silver content varied with political and economic circumstances.

Answer 2

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