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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 745160, member: 9204&quot;]Slavery in ancient Rome differed greatly from the practice as it existed in America. In the United States, slaves were usually bound for life and could be easily bought and sold. In Rome, however, a slave occupied a much more temporary position. Anyone could become a slave, through conquest and subsequent capture by enemies or through simple indebtedness. Most importantly, slaves were mobile. Slaves were able to buy their freedom and, even if they remained slaves, could reach extremely powerful positions. Under Augustus, the highest financial positions in the bureaucracy (equivalent to Secretary of the Treasury) were held by freedmen or Imperial slaves. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, stuck in Gallia Belgica around 10 BC, closely imitates an issue of Lugdunum quadrantes of 15 BC. Struck by Germanus, the freedman of Indutillus, it brilliantly illustrates the social mobility of slaves in ancient Rome. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Augustus_quadrans%2C_Northern_Gaul_under_Germanus_Indutilli%2C_c_10_BC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Augustus</p> <p style="text-align: center">Struck under Germanus, freedman of Indutillus</p> <p style="text-align: center">AE Quadrans 17mm, 2.7g</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gallia Belgica, c.&nbsp; 10 BC</p> <p style="text-align: center">Diademed female bust r.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Bull butting left</p> <p style="text-align: center">GERMANVS / INDVTILLI L</p> <p style="text-align: center">RPC 506, RIC 249, Scheers <i>Traite</i> 216</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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