page_title: Aureus
hierarchical_section_title: Aureus
caption_attribution_description: English: Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD. Aureus (7.23 gm). Struck 193 AD to celebrate the legion that proclamed him emperor. IMP CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG, laureate head right LEG XIIII GEM M V, TR P COS in exergue, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 18; Cohen 271. Good VF.
context_page_description: Aureus was a type of gold coin in ancient Rome. It had the same value as 25 denarii silver coins. An aureus was the same size as a denarius, but it weighed more because gold is more dense.
  The aureus coin was first used in 1st century BC. It stopped being used in the 4th century AD. It was replaced by the solidus.
context_section_description: Aureus (plural: aurei) was a type of gold coin in ancient Rome. It had the same value as 25 denarii silver coins. An aureus was the same size as a denarius, but it weighed more because gold is more dense.
  The aureus coin was first used in 1st century BC. It stopped being used in the 4th century AD. It was replaced by the solidus.
caption: The front an back of an aureus from the year 193
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