Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1324289, member: 19463&quot;]Legal currency of the Roman Empire was struck in many mints and traveled a lot farther than Constantinople to Jerusalem.&nbsp; This was struck in Constantinople in the tenth workshop (Greek number I = 10).&nbsp; There were mints closer but it is in no way unusual for trade and redeployed soldiers to carry cash anywhere from Britain to Egypt.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That is part of the ridiculousness of the claim by certain modern countries that coins of the ancients belong to their cultural heritage but not to the rest of us.&nbsp; The Roman Empire included most of Europe and the money was spent even beyond its borders.&nbsp; It is like saying that all the US currency currently located in Europe should be sent back to Washington DC where it was printed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in