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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1269309, member: 5682&quot;]In the best of times, this may have been the case; e.g, a stable Venetian Republic or the early Roman Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin production by the Romano-Gallic empire is anywhere near estimates, this was no small feat.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Romano-Gallic empire was created during the height of third century crisis of Roman history, however. This was a rogue breakaway state and there was no seamless transition. Think &quot;Mad Max&quot;&nbsp; meets &quot;The Day After.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider the recent disruption of services due to the mere threat of a hurricane on the East Coast. It temporarily paralyzed a whole region.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now imagine plague, nonstop barbarian incursions, hyperinflation, incessant local rebellions with lawlessness, multiple usurpers, a&nbsp; Roman Empire trying to reconquer the area, etc.&nbsp; This sort of disruption would make the usual production and distribution of vast amounts of coinage nearly an impossible task. </p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that the Romano-Gallic empire was able to produce any large amount of coinage under such difficult conditions would be a tribute to the remaining bureaucratic efficiency of the Roman Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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