Its predecessor, the aureus, was worth 25 denarii. So he introduced a new system in AD based on a new silver denarius which weighed one th of a pound of silver. So there was a link between pounds in money and pounds in weight. He kept a link with the old currency also. Twelve denarii were worth one solidus or sou in France. The French used the solidus only as an accounting unit. At the time England was divided into into different Saxon Kingdoms. His countrymen, traded with Europe and used the same gold solidus.
Offa introduced the same system in the areas of England over which he had influence. The Saxons called the silver denarii pennies. The reason we used 'd' for pence is that 'd' stood for denarius.
Of course 's' can stand for shilling or solidus and 'l' stands for 'libra', the Roman pound. So 12 denarii 'd' made one solidus 's' and twenty solidii made one pound 'l'. Introduction to pounds, shillings and pence. People on UK banknotes. UK banknotes in the 'old money' era.
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