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Relative Sizes of Ancient Roman Coins

The image below shows some average-sized ancient Roman coins of six denominations, with three United States coins - a Mercury dime, Standing Liberty Quarter, and Walking Liberty Half Dollar (reverse shown) - for comparison.

A: Silver denarius of Geta, 209-212 AD. B: Silver antoninianus of Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD. C: Orichalcum (brass) sestertius of Antoninius Pius, 138-161 AD. D: Orichalcum dupondius of Antoninius Pius. E: Copper as of Caligula, 37-41 AD. F: Orichalcum semis of Trajan, 98-117 AD.

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