Interesting archaeological find in Turkey

[Anomalocaris]

Wow, 5000 to 12.500 Denars is quite heavy. Back in the olden days I used to know what a Denar could buy and it wasn't that little.

Under Augustus, a centurion of the first rank was paid 15000 denarii per year.  One denarius was roughly equivalent in purchasing power to about $30, so yes, that was a pretty stiff fine.

Boru

You are telling me a Primus pilus gets paid the equivalent of a half million dollars a year?

And exactly what is equivalent purchasing power, there being so vastly fewer things to purchase?