Reference: Penny, Pennyworth
Smith
In the New Testament "penny," either alone or in the compound "pennyworth," occurs as the rendering of the Roman denarius.
Mt 20:2; 22:10; Mr 6:37; 12:15; Lu 20:24; Joh 6:7; Re 6:6
The denarius was the chief Roman silver coin, and was worth about 15 to 17 cents.
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He made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day. Then he sent them into his vineyard.
They went to the roads and brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike. And the banquet room was filled with guests.
He replied: You give them food to eat. They asked: Should we buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread to feed them?
Should we pay or should we not pay? Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them: Why do you test me? Show me a denarius.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription does it have? They said, Caesar's.
Philip answered: Two hundred shillings' worth of bread is not sufficient for everyone to take a little.
I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say: A measure (quart: U.S. dry). of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not hurt the oil and the wine.