ancientcoins: A comprehensive listing of Roman coins denominations from the middle of the republic u
ancientcoins:A comprehensive listing of Roman coins denominations from the middle of the republic up to the reforms of the emperor Augustus. To put this into historical perspective for you, this was the money used by Scipio Africanus, by both Catos, by Aemilius Paullus, by Cicero and Caesar and Pompey, by Mark Antony and Augustus. These coins were in their pockets, were the ones they found in the street, and what they gave to their butchers, bakers, soldiers, and, yes, even as tips to their slaves. It’s interesting to note how long it took the Romans to adopt the use of gold coinage. The city was founded, according to legend, in 753 BCE and from that time until the 1st cent BCE, the Romans had first only bronze coinage, and then eventually silver and bronze. This pattern of coinage was similar to the Greek model, which only used gold in cases of emergency. The Romans using gold as an “everyday” coinage was strange and innovative, but was not really adopted elsewhere until later under the empire. -- source link
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