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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1631954, member: 42773&quot;]I realize this is a very general question, but is it fair to say that ancient coins are smaller than modern issues because the mining/refining/minting technology of the time was in its infancy? I imagine a citizen of the Roman Republic, for instance, would be aghast at the size of a Morgan Dollar - that much silver would amount to a small fortune.</p><p><br /></p><p>What would that citizen have been able to buy with a half-centenionalis, or antoninianus? A loaf of bread? A week&#039;s groceries? Are there any historical data that describe the buying power of various ancient coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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