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<p>[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 5008356, member: 115909"]From my own reading and education I was taught that the Edict of Diocletian was rarely followed even with the harsh punishment. I read that people just couldn’t survive selling things at such low prices. Especially since by the 4th century coins were <b>insanely </b>debased. At one point 1 Gold aureus was worth 25,000 Denarii! Because the Denarius went from being 90%+ pure silver to a copper coin with a thin silver wash similar to a counterfeit in modern times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 5008356, member: 115909"]From my own reading and education I was taught that the Edict of Diocletian was rarely followed even with the harsh punishment. I read that people just couldn’t survive selling things at such low prices. Especially since by the 4th century coins were [B]insanely [/B]debased. At one point 1 Gold aureus was worth 25,000 Denarii! Because the Denarius went from being 90%+ pure silver to a copper coin with a thin silver wash similar to a counterfeit in modern times.[/QUOTE]
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