Gold Coins Of Ancient Rome Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "SOLIDI" which means:

noun
• • A slashing action or motion, particularly:
• • A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
• • Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
• • The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
• • Slash fiction.
• • A drink of something; a draft.
• • A piss: an act of urination.
• • A swampy area; a swamp.
• • A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
• • The period of a transitory breeze.
• • An interval of good weather.
• • The loose part of a rope; slack.
• • Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account, particularly:
• • The weight of the roman gold coin, 1/60 of a roman pound under diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after constantine.
• • A medieval french weight, 1/20 of the carolingian pound.
• • The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in a̷ and b̸) in unicode.
• • The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
• • The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.

An example sentence would be:

• • "During the roman empire, solidi were gold coins used as currency."
• • "The museum display showcased ancient solidi from various eras."

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