somewhere LM is grinding his teeth: Roman Gold via Detector
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"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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