dēnārius (gen plur. -iūm; rarely -iōrum), adj.
deni,
containing ten each
; hence,
worth ten
(asses): nummus,
a silver coin, originally of ten, afterwards of sixteen asses
(about 8
d
., $0.16): pendere denarios nummos quadringenos, L.—As
subst. (sc. nummus): denarii trecenti: ad denarios L in singulos modios
annona pervenerat, Cs.: ad denarium solvere,
to pay in silver
: spes denarii,
of money
.