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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2372890, member: 76181&quot;]<i>The coin may date back to the famous Bar Kochba rebellion, according to Dr. Donald T. Ariel, head curator of the coin department at the Israel Antiquities Authority.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&quot;Historical sources describing the period note that some Roman soldiers were paid a high salary of <b>three gold coins, the equivalent of 75 silver coins</b>, each payday. Because of their high monetary value soldiers were unable to purchase goods in the market with gold coins, as the merchants could not provide change for them.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Interesting fact, if accurate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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