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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.159.pr

Inclusion of Gold Coins Under the Term Aes

Passage 8973 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian's statement indicating that even gold coins are referred to by the term 'aes' (money/bronze).

[ULPIANUS libro primo ad Sabinum. ] §50.16.159.prEtiam aureos nummos 'aes' dicimus.
[ULPIAN, in the first book on Sabinus.] We call even gold coins 'aes'.

Notes

  1. §50.16.159.prEtiam aureos nummos 'aes' dicimus — The verb `dicimus` (we call) takes a double accusative construction with `aureos nummos` (gold coins) as the direct object and `aes` as the object complement. This demonstrates that `aes` (originally meaning bronze or bronze coin) is used in a broader legal sense to denote money in general, including gold coins.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.159.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.159.pr

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