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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2941829, member: 82616&quot;]Yes, it was very fine compared to what would follow in the Second and Third centuries! The silver fineness under Vespasian, Titus, and early Domitian (81-82) was the same as that under Nero after his coinage reform, roughly 80%. Domitian again reformed the coinage in 82 and increased the silver fineness to 99%. A second Domitianic reform occurred in 85, resulting in a slight decrease to 90%, still higher than what had come before. It remained at that level until Trajan&#039;s reforms early in his reign (99/100) when it was reduced back to 80%. After that, it is a slow and steady decline downward.</p><p><br /></p><p>The above is a very simplistic picture leaving out some minor fluctuations, but you should get the general idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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