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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4617930, member: 51347&quot;]I really enjoy exploring these niches. Interesting how various coins, as a reflection of the economies, changed as times changed. A huge upheaval was the Denarius Reform of 211 BCE due to the effects of the War with Hannibal (2nd Punic War.) However, the Roman Republic was starting with a good coinage base with the Heavy Denarii series a 100 year span before, but changed due to a nasty war crisis.&nbsp; Another was the AE Coins changing under Augustus, and then we all know about the coin debasements under Caracalla (Double-Denarius), that later resulted in Fiat (Token monies). My interest dwindles after 500+ years use of the Denarius (approx 310 BCE with the first Heavy Denarius, through approx 212 CE with the intro of the Double-Denarius.)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>First Denarius</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143626[/ATTACH]</p><p>RR Anon AR Heavy Denarius -&nbsp; Didrachm 310-300 BCE 7.3g 21mm Mars-Horse FIRST Cr 13-1 Left</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>One of the Last &quot;Denarii&quot; (I know some were issued later)</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143627[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Denarius MONETA</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fineness_of_early_Roman_Imperial_silver_coins.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fineness_of_early_Roman_Imperial_silver_coins.png" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fineness_of_early_Roman_Imperial_silver_coins.png</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143636[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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