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
Ten pence (Irish coin) a pound being the same as the previous florin. It retained the exact design and dimensions (except denomination) of the florin coin, introduced to the Irish Free State in 1928. Some florin coins remained in circulation until 1994, when it was decided to reduce the size of the ten pence coin. The original ten pence weighed and had a diameter of . Its size became a problem after inflation reduced the coin's value, and it was last minted in 1986. In 1993 a replacement was struck at diameter and . This new coin featured a salmon, but moved the location