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[[File:Octavian and Antony denarius.jpg|thumb|''Denarius'' of [[Augustus|Octavian]] and [[Mark Antony]], struck at Ephesus in 41 BC. The coin commemorated the two men's defeat of Brutus and Cassius a year earlier as well as celebrating the new [[Second Triumvirate]].|360x360px]]
[[File:8denarii.jpg|thumb|right|Top row (left to right): 157 BC [[Roman Republic]], 73 AD [[Vespasian]], 161 AD [[Marcus Aurelius]], 194 AD [[Septimius Severus]]; <br /> Second row (left to right): 199 AD [[Caracalla]], 200 AD [[Julia Domna]], 219 AD [[Elagabalus]], 236 AD [[Maximinus Thrax]]]]
The '''''denarius''''' ({{IPA-la|deːˈnaːriʊs|lang}}, {{IPA-la|deːˈnaːriiː|lang}}; {{plural form}}: '''''dēnāriī'''''
The word ''dēnārius'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''dēnī'' "containing ten", as its value was originally of 10 ''[[As (Roman coin)|assēs]]''.<ref group=note>Its value was increased to 16 assēs in the middle of the 2nd century BC.</ref> The word for "money" descends from it in Italian (''denaro''), Slovene (''denar''), Portuguese (''dinheiro''), and Spanish (''dinero''). Its name also survives in the [[dinar]] currency.
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