Quinarius aureus (also Goldquinar or Halbaureus) one calls a Roman coin, those from 45 v. Chr. to 324 n. Chr. one coined/shaped and one spent.

As value the Goldquinar had a half Aureus and/or from 12 1/2 Denaren. Exactly the same as its silver brother, the Quinarius nummus, he was a really important coin and always rather as edge feature, which was necessary for the liquid exchange, was never regarded. Not even all emperors let it coin/shape. Originally approx. weighing 4 gram, he lost due to the galloping inflation starting from 200 ever more in weight; the gold portion remained however constant. Under Konstantin I. it was abolished with the introduction of the Solidus; possibly the Semissis (1/2 Solidus) or the Tremissis (3/8) stepped to its place.

The term Quinarius is actual aureus a modern naming, since one called it in the antique one simply "Halbaureus".

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