Denarius

The chief sllver coin among the Romans, worth 8d.; it was the seventh part of a Roman ounce. Also an English penny. The denarius was first coined five years before the first Punic war, B. C. 269. In later times a copper coin was called "denarius." Smith, Diet Antiq.

— Denarius Dei. (Lat "God's penny.") Earnest money; money given as a token of the completion of a bargain. It differs from arrlug in this: that arrhæ is a part of the consideration, while the denarius Dei is no part of it. The latter was given away in charity ; whence the name.

— Denarius tertius comitatfis. In old English law. A third part or penny of the county paid to its earl, the other two parts being reserved to the crown.

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In old English law. A penny. Denarius Dei: Gtod's penny; earnest money, f orraex-ly given and received by the parties to contracts, to bind the contract so called because the money was given to God, that is, to the church, or to the pool*, v. Argentum Dei; Earnest; Money of adieu. Denarius tertius comitatus: the third penny of the county; the third part of the profits arising from the county courts, which were reserved to the comes, or earl, as his official stipend.

The chief silver coin among the Romans, worth 8d.; it was the seventh part of a Roman ounce. Also an English penny. The denarius was first coined five years before the first Punic war, B. C. 269. In later times a copper coin was called “denarius.” Smith, Dict. Antiq.

/. A penny. Denarius Dei; Denier k Dieu, fr. it was not, however, part of

Lat.

In the Roman law. A silver coin of the value of ten asses, or ten pounds of brass. Its value in modern money is estimated at Vjd. sterling, or about 14^ cents. £ncyclop. Amer, Brande,