Miliarense

Quick meaning: Miliarense is a noun meaning (historical) A large silver coin of Ancient Rome, introduced in the early 4th century.

Meaning

(historical) A large silver coin of Ancient Rome, introduced in the early 4th century.

Example Sentences

The discovery of the above obv. coupled with the rev. type of ‘four standards’ and a comparison with the obv. of no. 99 necessitates a few comments with regard to the date of these two miliarensia, both marked CONS (only the v. Echt specimen of no. 99 has been available for comparison).

The silver miliarensia from that era were minted exclusively for propaganda purposes, and in smaller amounts than the gold coins (nomismas) and the copper alloy coins (folles). They were practically not used in circulation, although in theory twelve miliarensia were equal in value to a gold nomisma.

Word Forms

• miliarenses
• miliarensia

Synonyms for miliarense

Depending on context, synonyms include miliarensis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include miliarensis, millree, milreis, millreis, mina, mill.

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