𐆖

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𐆖 U+10196, 𐆖
ROMAN DENARIUS SIGN
𐆕
[U+10195]
Ancient Symbols 𐆗
[U+10197]

Latin

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Etymology

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Roman numeral with a cross-bar

Symbol

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𐆖 (historical)

  1. denarius, a unit of currency worth 10 as. The symbol precedes a number to indicate the value in denarii.
    • c. 3rd century CE, Altar piece at Peillon (photograph):
      L B IVNIVS CORNVTVS / MAGISTER COLL DENDRO / [P]HORORVM ARAM ET PAVI / MENTVM SCHOLAE ET PRO / NAVI·DE SVO·FECIT / ET SPORTVLAS DEDIT·SING· / DENDROPHORIS 𐆖 SINGVLOS / ET VINVM·PASSIM·DIVISIT
      Lucius Blaesius[?] Iunius Cornutus, president of the college of dendrophores, made the altar and the pavement of the schola and the vestibule, at his expense. He gave sportulae to each, one denarius to each dendrophore and he distributed wine around.

See also

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  • 𐆚 (the symbol for the as)

Currency signs

Formerly used currency signs

Further reading

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denarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia