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/ˈôrēəs/,
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aurei, plural;
  1. A gold coin of ancient Rome, worth 25 silver denarii

  1. The aureus (pl. aurei — "golden") was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. ...
  2. A. aureus is an abbreviation of a species name. In binomial nomenclature the name of a species is always the name of the genus to which the species belongs, followed by the species name (also called the species epithet). In A. aureus the genus name has been abbreviated to A. ...
  3. A gold coin minted during the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C. to 309 A.D., equal to 25 denarii
  4. [Latin] a gold coin initiated by roman emperor Augustus, as the standard for the Roman monetary system from that time until Constantine's solidus replaced it
  5. Aureus denarius; Roman gold coin (c. 8 g) worth 25 denarii
  6. (Latin) a golden coin.
  7. leaves speckled yellow