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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2878834, member: 39&quot;]Who knows what they would demand if tons of ancient coins once circulated in what is now the US. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Seriously, is the NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) for example that different? No government praising or bashing please, but I think that most countries want to preserve witnesses of their past.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Roman coins, I agree of course, they were intended to circulate in the entire empire, just as US coins circulate in the entire country and not just along the west or east coast. They were used - and even made - in many places in the &quot;imperium&quot;. But doesn&#039;t that also apply to mass products such as Roman vases or jewelry?</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, cultural property laws should always differentiate: Common objects can basically be exported, rare or unique ones require some kind of authorization. Yeah, defining what is &quot;common&quot; may be tough, but many ancient Roman coins are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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