Denarius

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denarius \De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d {Denier}.]
     A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the
     "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth
     originally ten of the pieces called as.
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