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The Romans had several denominations of coins, the basic unit being the as. It was made of bronze. The denarius is/was the most common Roman coins and is made of silver. The aureus was the gold coin of ancient Rome. It was struck and used originally only to make paying large debts more convenient. Julius Caesar gave the coin a fixed weight and introduced it into general circulation. The aureus was 99% pure gold and weighed about 8 grams.

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