Value of Roman Coins Activity

Roman Coins- Imagine traveling back to first century Rome. Would you know a aureus from a quadrans? With this exercise you will learn what each coin was worth.

quadrans = 1 aureus
as = 1 aureus
semis = 1 aureus
denarius = 1 aureus
sesterius = 1 denarius
as = 1 denarius
quadrans = 1 denarius
dupondius = 1 sestertius
semis = 1 sestertius
quadrans = 1 dupondius
as = 1 sestertius
quadrans = 1 as
quadrans = 1 semis
quadrans = 2 sestertius
semis = 4 dupondius
semis = 4 as
aureus = 1600 quadrans
denarius = 4 dupondius
as = 1600 quadrans
quadrans = 8 dupondius