That’s true! Which is why Caligula spending 3 billion sesterces is a lot more than it would seem today. That purchasing power went a lot further....
Was it 1/4 as much silver as a denarius? Because even the denarius is a tiny coin the size of a dime.
Keep in mind that the richest man in Rome at one point was Marcus Licinius Crassus who had a net worth of 200 million Sesterces or 50 million...
Those look silver though. They look more like denarii than sestercii.
Thanks! Awesome bigger designs. Is that one Faustina the Younger (wife of Marcus Aurelius) or Faustina the Elder?
Nice ones! How big are they? Like what’s the closest American sized coin to them? Quarter? Half Dollar? Also what metals are they made of? I’m...
Helloooo everyone! I was watching a documentary on the Roman Empire on Netflix (unimaginatively called “Roman Empire”) and it documents the lives...
Or maybe more like a $100 bill. Most people’s daily transactions like a coffee at Starbucks or going out to eat or some gasoline and stuff like...
It’s personal.
Nice! So then if your 11.8g coin is a tetradrachm do you know if a tetradrachm was equal in value to four denarii? I know Drachmae and Denarii...
How much do those weigh?
That’s a different pic lol
Ah ok thanks. Nah I’m trying to focus on coins not really medallions. I was hoping maybe there would be a high purity Roman silver coin in the 7...
You’re the first one to notice I changed it.
Ok so I know this may sound like a dumb question... But does anyone happen to know if there are any Ancient Roman silver coins larger than the...
Lol he already talked about it when he was selling 1921 Morgan Dollars at vastly inflated prices. He insisted the price of 1921 Morgans would...
Fun fact: Apparently in Ancient Rome it was common for slave owners to leave seriously ill slaves at the Temple of Asclepius so they didn’t have...
I got one of each. It was a pain in the butt though! Yeah I could’ve bought more than 1 of each but just like with the V75 ASE I wanted to give...
Even the V75 American Silver Eagles had serious issues and they are $300 coins not $1,000.
I managed to get mine. Like everyone else it was a huge pain for me too. I kept getting a server crash message at every step of the way over and...
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