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The '''''denarius''''' ({{IPA-la|deːˈnaːriʊs|lang}}, {{IPA-la|deːˈnaːriiː|lang}}; {{plural form}}: '''''dēnāriī''''', {{IPA-la|deːˈnaːriiː|lang}}) was the standard [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[silver coin]] from its introduction in the [[Second Punic War]] {{circa|211 BC}}<ref>Crawford, Michael H. (1974). Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press, 2 Volumes. {{ISBN|0-521-07492-4}}</ref> to the reign of [[Gordian III]] (AD 238–244), when it was gradually replaced by the ''[[antoninianus]]''. It continued to be minted in very small quantities, likely for ceremonial purposes, until and through the [[Tetrarchy]] (293–313).<ref>{{cite book|author=David. L. Vagi|title=Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, c. 82 BC–AD 480|volume=II|publisher=Coin World|location=Sydney, Ohio}}</ref>{{rp|87}}