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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3181475, member: 95174"]Interesting you say that Doug, most copper coinage was used in everyday transactions, gold was not. In Hendy's " Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy" book he mentions the gold coinage being sealed in purses controlled by the state, it is the reason many hoards are found with denominations from the same die. The sealed purse was not necessarily gold coins but for larger sums of money. I am over simplifying this but it is an interesting read. Pg. 338-363 Sealed and Loose coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's why any copper coins found in excellent condition are such a rarity, they were used on a daily basis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3181475, member: 95174"]Interesting you say that Doug, most copper coinage was used in everyday transactions, gold was not. In Hendy's " Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy" book he mentions the gold coinage being sealed in purses controlled by the state, it is the reason many hoards are found with denominations from the same die. The sealed purse was not necessarily gold coins but for larger sums of money. I am over simplifying this but it is an interesting read. Pg. 338-363 Sealed and Loose coin. That's why any copper coins found in excellent condition are such a rarity, they were used on a daily basis.[/QUOTE]
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