Which of these coins is the oldest?

thaler

florin

denarius

ducat

The denarius was a small silver coin of ancient Rome, first minted in 211 BC. Its name is still current as 'dinar' in many modern countries (Serbia, Iraq, Malaysia etc.), since the Islamic dinar comes directly from Byzantine denarius.

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Answers by country

New Zealand

94%

Republic of Ireland

70%

20%

France

61%

23%

Australia

14%

57%

14%

Spain

28%

14%

57%

the United Kingdom

12%

11%

54%

21%

188

Switzerland

11%

17%

54%

17%

Greece

15%

50%

25%

the United States

11%

48%

27%

270

Germany

11%

46%

30%

356

Canada

10%

26%

46%

13%

Estonia

46%

Poland

17%

14%

45%

21%

20779

India

19%

45%

27%

Unknown

17%

11%

41%

29%

Pakistan

20%

13%

40%

26%

Austria

19%

31%

41%

the Netherlands

17%

35%

29%

17%

the Philippines

35%

14%

28%

21%

Italy

23%

30%

23%

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