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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 419169, member: 9204&quot;]A lot of people fail to realize that the Romans had a fully monetized economy. That&#039;s what this small bronze coinage illustrate, particularly when accompanied by a flourishing coinage in gold and silver, as with the first coin you show. Gold and silver are large denominations, equivalent at the time to 100 or 1,000 dollar bills. Soldiers were paid with them. Barbarians were bribed with them. But the bronze? Small change that bought bread in the market, just like you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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