Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Roman silver coin, weighing about 80 grains, introduced by the emperor Caracalla, and worth a denarius and a half.
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- noun A
silver coin minted during theRoman Empire between 294 to 310,A.D. weighing approximatley 3ounces .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sixteen species of New Zealand's native freshwater fish have been recorded in the region including the threatened giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus), short-jawed kokopu (G. postvectis), and the inanga (G. maculates) whose young are considered a culinary delicacy.
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Inside this is a more diverse forest that includes the former species as well as Pisonia grandis, Pandanus tectorius, Pipturus argenteus, Sesbania coccinea, Cordia subcordata, Morinda citrifolia, and Calophyllum inophyllum.
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Rex illius terræ habet palatium nobilissimum inter omnia quæ vidi altissime stat, et gradus et scalas habet altissimos, quorum semper vnus gradus est aureus, alius argenteus: Pauimentum vero vnum laterem habet de auro, alium de argento.
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Diocletian's attempt to reestablish the currency with the issuing of the new gold aureus and silver argenteus failed, and bronze and silver coins continued to decline in value; silver coins ceased to be minted altogether by the 5th century.
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He has also studied photographic processing, and assisted in photographing the famous Codex argenteus in colour, which made this source of the Gothic language available for research.
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A tibi quanta domus rutila testudine fulgens, conexusque ebori uirgarum argenteus ordo, argutumque tuo stridentia limina cornu! heu querulae iam sponte fores! uacat ille beatus carcer, et angusti nusquam conuicia tecti!
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-- Border, Oxalis tropæoloides; center, blue heliotrope, blue ageratum, or Acalypha marginata; cross about the center, Thymus argenteus, or centaurea; scallop outside the cross, blue lobelia; corners, inside border, santolina.
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Thymus argenteus tilia species tilling tobacco insecticide tomato tomato disease
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Nummus argenteus solidos quinque Anglicos valans, solidus dimidium solidi, et quarta pars; nummus Aeranus denarios duos Anglicos valens; denarius obolus; et quadrans.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present 1868
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I saw the famous _Codex argenteus_, in the library, the original manuscript of
Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Bayard Taylor 1851
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