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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2028151, member: 57495"]<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Edict%20of%20Diocletian%20Edict%20on%20Prices" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Edict%20of%20Diocletian%20Edict%20on%20Prices" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Edict of Diocletian Edict on Prices</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The edict is expressed in denarii communes, but I don't think there is agreement on how many dc were equivalent to 1 follis. I remember reading anywhere from 1 follis to 10, or 12.5, or even 25 denarii communes. But given the economic upheavals and rampant inflation going on during the mid to late 3rd century, and specifically the period that made Diocletian's edict neccessary, I'm not sure that even that can be used as a reference point. Anyway, it's probably safe to say that the OP bribe should be worth more than 1 donkey.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2028151, member: 57495"][URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Edict%20of%20Diocletian%20Edict%20on%20Prices']http://www.forumancientcoins.com/NumisWiki/view.asp?key=Edict of Diocletian Edict on Prices[/URL] The edict is expressed in denarii communes, but I don't think there is agreement on how many dc were equivalent to 1 follis. I remember reading anywhere from 1 follis to 10, or 12.5, or even 25 denarii communes. But given the economic upheavals and rampant inflation going on during the mid to late 3rd century, and specifically the period that made Diocletian's edict neccessary, I'm not sure that even that can be used as a reference point. Anyway, it's probably safe to say that the OP bribe should be worth more than 1 donkey.[/QUOTE]
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