Coins of the Roman Republic
Silver denarii
Denarii were
the standard silver coins of the Republic and of the first and second centuries AD.
25 denarii made 1 golden aureus and one denarius was worth
4 sestertii
A typical denarius measures approximately 18 mm in diameter
and weighs between 3 and 3.5 grams.
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Julius Caesar, Dictator 49 to 44 BC
Caesar was a successful general who conquered Gaul and twice raided Britain before his recall to Rome. He then defeated his rival Pompey and was elected "Dictator for Life" by the Senate, but some Senators (jealous or fearing his proposed reforms) assassinated him after only 5 years.
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Mark Antony,
Dictator 43 to
33 BC
Mark Antony defeated Caesar's assassins in a civil war and made
sure the Senate did not return to Republican government but was
himself defeated in a second
civil war by Caesar's nephew Octavian to whom the Senate gave the
title 'Augustus' (= the revered one)
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