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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 8211941, member: 87200&quot;]Agreed. What I find interesting is the transition from Roman provincial coinage of high quality, struck by the koine Greek speaking cities, to base metal antoniniani during the reign of Gallienus. What I recall reading is the provincial elites, who were responsible for remitting tax shortfalls and also covering civic expenses like repairing temples, basilicas, and gymnasia were bankrupted during the middle decades of the third century by the flood of nearly worthless coins. But I suppose to the populace so long as one could buy a loaf of bread for an antoninianus the main concern was barbarian invasion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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