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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1936168, member: 19463"]I do not have the reference at hand but believe there was a hoard found where every coin was different. That does not mean that it was a type set and none of the coins were slabbed but it suggests the owner selected the coins for variety rather than spendability. Does anyone have this reference at hand? </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe there is a passage in Pliny suggesting some people paid extra to get fourrees but it is not clear whether they did this in a desire to own them or as a public service to prevent them from possibly harming the public confidence in the money. I will point out that, unlike today, money was not the primary driving force behind men of repute. Having a crowd of people applauding as you walked by was extremely important. Imaging a Roman celebrity paying the paparazzi to trail them so everyone would know a 'somebody' was coming. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some interest here:</p><p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=84_G_8q6WQcC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=pliny+plated+coins&source=bl&ots=lsEs6Ry2Vj&sig=uuibDY5npKxdwR2PX59LuQolbqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AbaZU7-yJ42fyAT4loKQCw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pliny%20plated%20coins&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://books.google.com/books?id=84_G_8q6WQcC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=pliny+plated+coins&source=bl&ots=lsEs6Ry2Vj&sig=uuibDY5npKxdwR2PX59LuQolbqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AbaZU7-yJ42fyAT4loKQCw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pliny%20plated%20coins&f=false" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=84_G_8q6WQcC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=pliny+plated+coins&source=bl&ots=lsEs6Ry2Vj&sig=uuibDY5npKxdwR2PX59LuQolbqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AbaZU7-yJ42fyAT4loKQCw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pliny plated coins&f=false</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1936168, member: 19463"]I do not have the reference at hand but believe there was a hoard found where every coin was different. That does not mean that it was a type set and none of the coins were slabbed but it suggests the owner selected the coins for variety rather than spendability. Does anyone have this reference at hand? I believe there is a passage in Pliny suggesting some people paid extra to get fourrees but it is not clear whether they did this in a desire to own them or as a public service to prevent them from possibly harming the public confidence in the money. I will point out that, unlike today, money was not the primary driving force behind men of repute. Having a crowd of people applauding as you walked by was extremely important. Imaging a Roman celebrity paying the paparazzi to trail them so everyone would know a 'somebody' was coming. Some interest here: [url]http://books.google.com/books?id=84_G_8q6WQcC&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=pliny+plated+coins&source=bl&ots=lsEs6Ry2Vj&sig=uuibDY5npKxdwR2PX59LuQolbqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AbaZU7-yJ42fyAT4loKQCw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pliny%20plated%20coins&f=false[/url][/QUOTE]
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