As (Roman coin) as, the (2), (2), . After the as had been issued as a cast coin for about seventy years, and its weight had been reduced in several stages, a as was introduced (meaning that it weighed one-sixth of a pound). At about the same time a silver coin, the denarius, was also introduced. Earlier Roman silver coins had been struck on the Greek weight standards that facilitated their use in southern Italy and across the Adriatic, but all Roman coins were now on a Roman weight standard. The denarius, or 'tenner', was at first tariffed at ten asses, but in
Dam (Nepali coin) Dams were reintroduced during Shah era but was only used in other Hill and Terai region of Nepal as tiny silver dams were preferred by the locals of Kathmandu Valley. Due to its tiny size silver Dam were also called Fuka Dam which literary means Easy to Blow Dam and Gold Dams were called Chun Dam "Watch Your Language" lists the coin as one of the possible sources for the English phrase "I don't give a dam[n]″, due to its small worth, but provides other sources as well. Dam (Nepali coin) In the Nepali currency system,Dam was a small coin