Early Imperial bronze and silver, counted in asses. 4 asses = 1 sestertius; 4 sestertii = 1 denarius; 25 denarii = 1 aureus. A legionary under Augustus took 225 denarii a year (before stoppages). Enter how many of a coin you hold.
Relative values: early Principate textbook system (before Nero’s debasement and the 3rd-century collapse). The antoninianus was tariffed at 2 denarii and rarely contained them. A “day’s wage” of ~1 denarius is a teaching round number, not a labour-market series. Not a bullion quote.