Equivalences[edit]
The first rows show the values of each boldface coin in the first column in relation to the coins in the following columns:
Early Republic values[15][16] (after 211 BC)
|
Denarius |
Sestertius |
Dupondius |
As |
Semis |
Quincunx |
Triens |
Quadrans |
Uncia |
| Denarius |
1 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
24 |
30 |
40 |
120 |
| Sestertius |
1⁄4 |
1 |
1+1⁄4 |
2+1⁄2 |
5 |
6 |
7+1⁄2 |
10 |
30 |
| Dupondius |
1⁄5 |
4⁄5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4+4⁄5 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
| As |
1⁄10 |
2⁄5 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
2+2⁄5 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| Semis |
1⁄20 |
1⁄5 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
1+1⁄5 |
1+1⁄2 |
2 |
6 |
| Quincunx |
1⁄24 |
1⁄6 |
5⁄24 |
5⁄12 |
5⁄6 |
1 |
1+1⁄4 |
1+2⁄3 |
5 |
| Triens |
1⁄30 |
2⁄15 |
1⁄6 |
1⁄3 |
2⁄3 |
4⁄5 |
1 |
1+1⁄3 |
4 |
| Quadrans |
1⁄40 |
1⁄10 |
1⁄8 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
3⁄5 |
3⁄4 |
1 |
3 |
| Uncia |
1⁄120 |
1⁄30 |
1⁄24 |
1⁄12 |
1⁄6 |
1⁄5 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄3 |
1 |
Augustan values (27 BC – AD 301)
|
Aureus |
Quinarius Aureus |
Denarius |
Quinarius |
Sestertius |
Dupondius |
As |
Semis |
Quadrans |
| Aureus |
1 |
2 |
25 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
400 |
800 |
1600 |
| Quinarius Aureus |
1⁄2 |
1 |
12+1⁄2 |
25 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
400 |
800 |
| Denarius |
1⁄25 |
2⁄25 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
32 |
64 |
| Quinarius Argenteus |
1⁄50 |
1⁄25 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
32 |
| Sestertius |
1⁄100 |
1⁄50 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
| Dupondius |
1⁄200 |
1⁄100 |
1⁄8 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| As |
1⁄400 |
1⁄200 |
1⁄16 |
1⁄8 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Semis |
1⁄800 |
1⁄400 |
1⁄32 |
1⁄16 |
1⁄8 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
2 |
| Quadrans |
1⁄1600 |
1⁄800 |
1⁄64 |
1⁄32 |
1⁄16 |
1⁄8 |
1⁄4 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
Diocletian values (301–305)
|
Aureus |
Argenteus |
Nummus |
Radiate |
Laureate |
Denarius |
| Aureus |
1 |
25 |
40 |
200 |
500 |
1000 |
| Argenteus |
1⁄25 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
| Nummus |
1⁄40 |
1⁄4 |
1 |
5 |
12+1⁄2 |
25 |
| Radiate |
1⁄200 |
1⁄20 |
1⁄5 |
1 |
2+1⁄2 |
5 |
| Laureate |
1⁄500 |
1⁄50 |
2⁄25 |
2⁄5 |
1 |
2 |
| Denarius |
1⁄1000 |
1⁄100 |
1⁄25 |
1⁄5 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
Late Empire coin values (337–476)
|
Solidus |
Miliarense |
Siliqua |
Follis |
Nummus |
| Solidus |
1 |
12 |
24 |
180 |
7200 |
| Miliarense |
1⁄12 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
600 |
| Siliqua |
1⁄24 |
1⁄2 |
1 |
7+1⁄2 |
300 |
| Follis |
1⁄180 |
1⁄15 |
2⁄15 |
1 |
40 |
| Nummus |
1⁄7200 |
1⁄600 |
1⁄300 |
1⁄40 |
1 |
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