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aureus

au re us |ˈôrēəs ˈɔriəs | noun ( pl. aurei |ˈôrēˌī | ) a gold coin of ancient Rome, worth 25 silver denarii. ORIGIN Latin, noun use of aureus golden, from aurum gold.

 

Oxford Dictionary

aureus

aureus |ˈɔːrɪəs | noun ( pl. aurei ) a Roman coin of the late republic and empire, worth 25 silver denarii. ORIGIN Latin, noun use of aureus golden , from aurum gold .

 

Duden Dictionary

Aureus

Au re us Substantiv, maskulin , der |Au reus |der Aureus; Genitiv: des Aureus, Plural: die Aurei lateinisch altrömische Goldmünze