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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5480885, member: 19463"]I have added nothing (neither coins nor understanding) since this was last discussed so all I can add is to repost the three anonymous from the gods series and three Trajans I have had for 20 years. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1238927[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238932[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This makes me think of ration tokens from WWII that were needed to make certain purchases. If quadrantes were distributed without being part of the money system and the 1/4 as matter just a modern invention, I could see it serving the public good by enabling the poor to become clean without tempting them to stop bathing to save money. I am unaware of what evidence we have on exactly how these were used. It does seem that many quadrantes were found rough possibly as solo finds rather than pot finds. Are they found mixed in hoards with other AE? This seems a bit like some modern 'food stamps' which can not be used to make purchases other than the type intended. Coin collectors tend to operate on certain assumptions of the way money works including that you can use a $50 bill and a canvas bag of cents interchangeably. I have not studied the evidence of this matter. Has anyone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5480885, member: 19463"]I have added nothing (neither coins nor understanding) since this was last discussed so all I can add is to repost the three anonymous from the gods series and three Trajans I have had for 20 years. [ATTACH=full]1238927[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1238932[/ATTACH] This makes me think of ration tokens from WWII that were needed to make certain purchases. If quadrantes were distributed without being part of the money system and the 1/4 as matter just a modern invention, I could see it serving the public good by enabling the poor to become clean without tempting them to stop bathing to save money. I am unaware of what evidence we have on exactly how these were used. It does seem that many quadrantes were found rough possibly as solo finds rather than pot finds. Are they found mixed in hoards with other AE? This seems a bit like some modern 'food stamps' which can not be used to make purchases other than the type intended. Coin collectors tend to operate on certain assumptions of the way money works including that you can use a $50 bill and a canvas bag of cents interchangeably. I have not studied the evidence of this matter. Has anyone?[/QUOTE]
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