Rex

The Sevician rex (plural: raex), known most commonly simply as the rex, or occasionally the eagle or the piece, is the official currency of the Empire of Sevicia. It is a small round coin minted of a fool's gold, or rarely of actual gold, with a single image usually minted on either its face or its obverse. Its name is derived from the Old Tamerian for "heavenly" or "heaven." It is subdivided into three denominations, which are:
* Gold rex, equal to eight silver raex, or 128 copper raex. Often printed with the head of the current Imperator or the Golden Eagle sigil on the obverse.
* Silver rex, equal to sixteen copper raex.
* Copper star, the smallest denomination, used mostly by the lower classes and Sevicia's peasantry.
== History ==
The Sevician rex has a long and storied history. It was first introduced early in the third century as a replacement for the prabos, a small silver coin, usually minted poorly, derived from the Prabitulia dynasty that founded and ruled Sevicia for over a hundred years. The rex was originally introduced as a singular denomation, the silver rex, before being expanded and re-circulated in the fourth century into the three denomations that still survive today.
== Minting ==
Raex are minted with a number of images on their face and observe, most commonly either the head or bust of the current Imperator of Sevicia or the Golden Eagle, which has served as Sevicia's defining symbol since its founding. Occasionally, raex have been minted with the images of other important figures in Sevician society, such as generals, senators, or religious figures. The raex is the most common currency in Truyea, used and traded across the continent, as far west as Erenna and across the Sunset Sea. The island republic of Manos have unofficially adopted the rex as its second currency, due to its ubiquity in Manosi commerce.
== Purchasing power ==
* The average monthly wage of a labourer or farmhand in and around the Sevician capital of Morosea is two to four silver raex.
* The cost of a loaf of bread in the capital is anywhere from one to three copper stars.
*Sarsia Engarden pays a single silver raex for a night at a brothel in Morosea.The Coin Master's Daughter, p. 14
* According to the writer Cyppian, the cost of a Sevician soldier for a year, including armour, weaponry, and supplies, is between ten and 20 gold raex.
* Under the reign of Cloe of Ida, the cost of restoring and refurbishing the Forefathers Mausoleum was upwards of half a million gold raex.
* The Sevician statesman and business magnate, Eris Farlan, is said to be worth "hundreds of millions" of gold raex.
== See also ==
Empire of Sevicia
Morosea
Eris Farlan, the richest man in Sevicia
Category:Currency