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Topic:
Denarius
A "denarius" (containing ten), Authorized Version
"penny," (Matthew 18:28; 20:2,9,13) was a Roman silver coin in
the time of our Savior and the Apostles, worth about 15 cents. It took
its name from its being first equal to ten "asses," a number
afterwards increased to sixteen. It was the principal silver coin of the
Roman commonwealth. From the parable of the laborers in the vineyard it
would seem that a denarius was then the ordinary pay for a day's labor.
(Matthew 20:2,4,7,9,10,13)
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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