Definition of Aurei

1. Noun. (plural of aureus) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aurei

1. aureus [n] - See also: aureus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aurei

auramine O
auramine O fluorescent stain
auramines
auranofin
aurantiaceous
aurantiasis cutis
aurar
auras
aurate
aurated
aurates
auratic
aureate
aureately
aureation
aurei (current term)
aureities
aureity
aurelia
aurelian
aurelians
aurelias
aureola
aureolae
aureolas
aureole
aureoled
aureoles
aureolic acid
aureoling

Literary usage of Aurei

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the Order of a Code by William Alexander Hunter, Gaius, John Ashton Cross (1897)
"A must, however, not have been paid off with money got from B. (D. 42, 8, 16 ; D. 40, 9, 25.) X was worth 1000 aurei, but thought he had only 300. ..."

2. Commentaries on the Roman-Dutch Law by Simon van Leeuwen, Hugo Grotius (1886)
"But how much the said 500 Roman aurei amount to in our currency is a matter of dispute among the doctors of our day. They however seem to be more correct, ..."

3. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1899)
"304—320, Mr. GF Hill describes a hoard of Roman aurei, 501 in number, of which no less than 461 have been defaced by a chisel cut, which Mr. Hill considers ..."

4. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"aurei. 7.) The annexed illustration is copied from the column of Trajan. the precise manner of ... aurei ..."

5. Book Auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"... Fragmenta aurei, with the rare portrait by Marshall, Historical MSS. Reports, a set, Voltaire's Romans, &c. magnificently bound, and other books with ..."

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