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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2718266, member: 76194&quot;]You would be surprised. A lot of ancient coins are indeed heavily worn as they tended to circulate for hundreds of years. We know that into the second century AD there were Roman Republic coins minted nearly 200 years prior that were still in circulation (based on hoard finds).</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right that money passed through less hands than it does today and wore out less, but some coins (provided they weren&#039;t burried within 50 or so years after being minted) could become quite worn over time. Some of the Republican denarii found in hoards from 200 years later are the worse for wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a somewhat fairly worn Denarius of Julius Caesar, minted in 44BC a month before his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]615129[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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