Have you ever wondered how people counted tiny coins back in the day?!

I can't help but be struck by the idea that the later Roman coinage was much like our Federal Reserve Notes, backed by the "integrity" of the Roman Empire. After all, if you don't use them, what are you going to use?

 

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Like the all-mighty dollar the Romans could have said this:

"This antoninianus is legal tender for all debts, public and private"

 

Yup, what I was thinking.