Solidus (currency)
See also: Solidus, Ground
A solidus is in the beginning the Roman Monnaie of Or struck by the emperor Dioclétien correspondent with 1/60e of book Roman, quickly replaced under the reign of Constantin I {{er}} by a currency of 1/72e of book, and of a weight of 24 Silique S. This currency is struck for the first time at the workshop of Trier in 309, and quickly becomes the standard gold coin of the Empire.
The Greek name of the currency is as of its origin the Nomisma, but the numismatists continue to indicate the type by the Latin name solidus for its productions until the 10th century.
The name is also at the origin of names ground and, more close to us, Sou.
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