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somewhere LM is grinding his teeth: Roman Gold via Detector

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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    "Gold solidi were extremely valuable coins and were not traded or exchanged on a regular basis.

    "They would have been used for large transactions such as buying land or goods by the shipload.

    "The gold coins in the economy guaranteed the value of all the silver and especially the bronze coins in circulation.

    "If you saved enough bronze, you could exchange it for a silver coin.

    "If you saved enough silver, you could exchange it for a gold coin.

    "However, most people would not have had regular access to them.

    "Typically, the wealthy Roman elite, merchants or soldiers receiving bulk pay were the recipients."

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  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    I saw that article on Yahoo. What crazy luck! image
  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,159 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Judging by the picture, these coins seem to be of a higher quality and consistency than typical coins of that era. Much more round and centered. Was coin technology really that advanced at the time?

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