For 10 points, name this metal minted into an ancient coin called the aureus, which Romans valued more than silver.
This commodity was obtained at Dolaucothi in modern Wales and Las Médulas in modern Spain, two Roman sites described by Pliny the Elder. An object promulgated during Diocletian's rule, the solidus, was made of this material. The Colosseum was built over Nero's villa, named for its decor of this thing. The Parthians forced this substance into the dead or dying mouth of the losing commander at Carrhae, former triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus, to mock his high social standing. For 10 points, name this metal minted into an ancient coin called the aureus, which Romans valued more than silver.
This commodity was obtained at Dolaucothi in modern Wales and Las Médulas in modern Spain, two Roman sites described by Pliny the Elder.
gold [or Aurum; accept gold mines or equivalent until “this product” is being read] &lt;MJ&gt;