Denarii

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Denarius \De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d {Denier}.]
   A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the
   "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth
   originally ten of the pieces called as.
   [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

DENARII. An ancient general term for any sort of pecunia numerata, or ready 
money. The French use the word denier in the same sense: payer de ses 
propres deniers.