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Legion Aureus is a type of currency in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
Caesar's Legion uses two forms of currency, named for coins used by the Roman Empire. They are minted by the Legion from scavenged silver and gold, with each coin bearing the profile of Caesar.[Non-game 1]
Despite Caesar's poor relations with the other factions in New Vegas, Legion currency is still accepted as payment in the Mojave Wasteland, owing to the rare precious metals that they consist of.[Non-game 2] The exchange rate is 4 bottle caps to 1 denarius, and 100 bottle caps to 1 aureus.
Characteristics[]
The aureus (gold), which bears the portrait of the older Caesar on one side and the symbol of the wider Legion, the bull, on the other. The inscriptions are in Latin, "Aeternit(as) Imperi(i)" meaning "eternity of rule" [Non-game 3] on the front and "Pax Per Bellum" meaning "Peace through War" on the back.
Variants[]
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Non-currency versions of Legion Aureus exist within the game files of Fallout: New Vegas, but were not included in the final game. These versions are identical to the standard currency, but their trade value is affected by the Courier's Barter skill.
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Locations[]
The Legion Aureus is the rarest form of currency in the Mojave Wasteland, and can only be found in a limited number of locations.
- Ten are given by Caesar for healing him in Et Tumor, Brute?.
- Caesar's praetorian guard typically carry two Aurei each.
- Bloodborne cave, two inside a trunk behind a locked gate.
- Carried by Lucius and the weather station guard.
- Casinos can pay out the player character's chips in Legion currency, with every hundred chips being traded for an Aureus.
Notes[]
- The Aureus is one of two forms of currency used by Caesar's Legion, the other being the Legion Denarius. Of the two, the Aureus is both the most valuable and the least commonly found.
- As with any form of currency in Fallout: New Vegas, Legion Aureus is not affected by the player character's Barter skill. The currency will always be valued at 100 caps, regardless of whether the player character is buying or selling.
- Like the Legion Denarius, it does not show up when the items are sorted into item type on the container menu. It only shows up when the items are sorted back alphabetically on the container menu.
Behind the scenes[]
- Both the denarius and aureus were forms of Roman currency used during the time of the Roman Empire, with the aureus being valued at 25 silver denarii.[Non-game 4]
- When post-endgame play for Fallout: New Vegas was being considered, J.E. Sawyer intended for the Legion to mint a commemorative double aureus featuring a depiction of a conquered General Lee Oliver on the front and a symbolism for the Courier. The idea for the coin is inspired by the Vercingetorix denarii minted by Julius Caesar after his victory over the Gauls.[Non-game 5][Non-game 6]
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References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Joshua Sawyer on Something Awful Forums: "Gold and silver have low melting points. They don't need to mine for it if they find it in some other form."
- ↑ "Unlike Pre-War money, Legion Money and NCR Money are not affected by the Barter skill. I.e. $5 NCR is always worth 2 caps and a Legion Aureus is always worth 100 caps. I don't think I ever suggested some Bardi-esque currency inflation/speculation gameplay, just that the different factions had different forms of currency and that each was 'backed' differently: caps are water-backed by Hub merchants due to the decline of the inflated NCR fiat currency and Legion money is not 'backed' at all, but of value due to the use of commodity rare metals. The currencies are there for flavor and to reflect something larger about the societies that use them." J.E. Sawyer
- ↑ See Aeternitas page on Wikipedia.
- ↑ Denarius and Aureus on Wikipedia.
- ↑ J.E. Sawyer: "Side note: in the olden days when we planned to support post-Hoover play, I did want to introduce two new forms of currency in the event that the player supported an NCR or Legion victory: an NCR $500 bill with either President Kimball or Chief Hanlon on it, depending on the ending, and something commemorating the Courier on the back, also a Legion double aureus (worth 200 caps) commemorating the Courier on the back and conquered General Oliver on the front (in the style of Vercingetorix on Roman coins following Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul)."
J.E. Sawyer on the Something Awful forums - ↑ J.E. Sawyer: "Yes. One of the things I wanted for post-Hoover play (that never happened, obviously) was an actual double aureus coin in the game with General Oliver's face on one side and something symbolizing the Courier on the back, in the spirit of the conquered Vercingetorix coins minted to celebrate Julius Caesar's victories in Gaul."
J.E. Sawyer on the Something Awful forums