Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Sacred Scripture Particular topics

Denarius

DENARO

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Also known as: Roman denarius, denarii; French: denier

DENARIUS. - Roman silver coin (10 asses or 2 1/2 sesterces), equal to the Attic drachma. It was the 25th part of an aureus; but under Nero it was reduced to the 32nd part of an aureus. In the New Testament there are frequent allusions to it.

DENARO - D. of Augustus - Rome, Museo di Roma.
(Lat. mosaic of Rome)

Although the Law forbade the use of human likenesses, the d., which bore the emperor's effigy along with various symbols, was widely circulated in Palestine at the time of Jesus. A d. was presented to him (Mt. 22:19 ff.; Mk. 12:15 ff.; Lk. 20:24), and the Master pointed out the presence of the imperial image and the inscription on it. It was regarded as the daily wage of a laborer (Mt. 20:2, 10).

Angelo Penna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1429.

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Penna, Angelo. “Denaro (Lat. Denarius).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1429. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/denaro-lat-denarius.

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Penna, Angelo. “Denaro (Lat. Denarius).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1429. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/denaro-lat-denarius.

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  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Denaro (Lat. Denarius)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1429},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/denaro-lat-denarius}
}

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