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What is the Roman money called today?

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The Romans had various denominations for their coins, just as we have. Their basic unit of currency was the as. Next came the dupondus and semis, which were worth two asses. The came the sestertius and quadrans , both worth four asses, followed by the denarius which was worth 16 asses. The most valuable was the aureus which was worth 400 asses.

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Relevant answers:

What is the Roman money called?
Roman money is called the euro.
What was the money called in roman times?
Denariies
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The same way people do now. They earned it, inherited it, stole it, borrowed it and sometimes even just made it.
Did the Romans have money?
The first Romans used Salt as currency.
Why are Ancient Romans called Ancient Romans?
Rome still exists today, we say "ancient" to differentiate from medieval and modern Romans. Also, it was a lot more different than it is today.