What was a denarius during the Roman period?

I learned this from Monty python's 'the life of Brian' brilliant film

Lovely question and lovely answer! Thank you for this great quizz!

thanks to Asterix I knew the answer

Major luck, I just know Roman history.

Anand, I really hope the people whose answers come from Month Python and Asterix are not British. It would be a disgrace for a child to come through our education system without. knowing this.

This is the origin of the "d" symbol, that was used in Britain for the penny, in our pre-decimal currency.

DAVE WHEELDON, Indeed it is.