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[[Image:Denarius.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A denarius bearing the head of [[Augustus]] (27 BC-14 AD)]] | [[Image:Denarius.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A denarius bearing the head of [[Augustus]] (27 BC-14 AD)]] | ||
| − | A '''denarius''' was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] silver coin, originally equivalent to ten ''[[as]]ses'' (a brass Roman coin), hence their name which translates as "containing ten". The consular denarius bore on one side a head of Rome, and an X or a star, to denote the value in asses, and a chariot with either two or four horses. At a later period the casts of different deities were on the obverse, and these were finally | + | A '''denarius''' was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] silver coin, originally equivalent to ten ''[[as]]ses'' (a brass Roman coin), hence their name which translates as "containing ten". The consular denarius bore on one side a head of Rome, and an X or a star, to denote the value in asses, and a chariot with either two or four horses. At a later period the casts of different deities were on the obverse, and these were finally superseded by the heads of the Caesars. Many specimens of this coin have been preserved.<ref>'''Barnes, Albert''' ''Barnes' New Testament Notes'' [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/barnes/ntnotes.html Christian Classics Ethereal Library] Accessed July 5, 2007</ref> During Jesus' earthly ministry, agricultural laborers received a denarius for a day's work ([http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/mat20.html#2 Matthew 20:2]). This is why the denarius is used in [http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/rev6.html#6 Revelation 6:6] to denote the extreme conditions where a quart of wheat or three quarts of barley would cost a full day's wage; a laborer "might be able to obtain a bare subsistence by his daily labor; but a man could not, in such cases, provide for a family".<ref>'''Clarke, Adam''', ''Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible'' Grand Rapids: Baker Book House (1967)</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, December 29, 2017
A denarius was a Roman silver coin, originally equivalent to ten asses (a brass Roman coin), hence their name which translates as "containing ten". The consular denarius bore on one side a head of Rome, and an X or a star, to denote the value in asses, and a chariot with either two or four horses. At a later period the casts of different deities were on the obverse, and these were finally superseded by the heads of the Caesars. Many specimens of this coin have been preserved.[1] During Jesus' earthly ministry, agricultural laborers received a denarius for a day's work (Matthew 20:2). This is why the denarius is used in Revelation 6:6 to denote the extreme conditions where a quart of wheat or three quarts of barley would cost a full day's wage; a laborer "might be able to obtain a bare subsistence by his daily labor; but a man could not, in such cases, provide for a family".[2]
References
- ↑ Barnes, Albert Barnes' New Testament Notes Christian Classics Ethereal Library Accessed July 5, 2007
- ↑ Clarke, Adam, Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible Grand Rapids: Baker Book House (1967)