𐆖

𐆖

𐆖 U+10196, 𐆖 ROMAN DENARIUS SIGN ← 𐆕 [U+10195] Ancient Symbols 𐆗 → [U+10197]

Latin

Description

An X-shape with one horizontal line crossing it completely.

Symbol

𐆖 (historical)

1. The symbol for the denarius.
   • c. 3rd century CE, Altar piece at Peillon (photograph):

     L B IVNIVS CORNVTVS / MAGISTER COLL DENDRO / [P]HORORVM ARAM ET PAVI / MENTVM SCHOLAE ET PRO / NAVI·DE SVO·FECIT / ET SPORTVLAS DEDIT·SING· / DENDROPHORIS 𐆖 SINGVLOS / ET VINVM·PASSIM·DIVISIT

     Lucius Blaesius[?] Iunius Cornutus, president of the college of dendrophores, made the altar and the pavement of the schola and the vestibule, at his expense. He gave sportulae to each, one denarius to each dendrophore and he distributed wine around.

See also

• 𐆚 (the symbol for the as)

Further reading

denarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia