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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24804570, member: 26430&quot;]I don&#039;t think anyone&#039;s overlooking that they <i>were</i> currency and traveled. It&#039;s the reason why the country with a legal claim to patrimony is the one where the coin is found, not where it was produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, in a literal sense, they&#039;re not currency anymore. Most of the Roman coins, for instance, were literally de-monetized. And none of us treat ancient coins as currency, we treat them as collectible objects and/or historical &amp; archaeological data. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having once been currency doesn&#039;t diminish any of that. Economic activity is always an important part of history and culture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Governments want to impose restrictions on the trade of ancient coins because they recognize in them many of the same values as collectors, historians/scientists, and museums.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, actual, present-day currency isn&#039;t somehow exempt from legislation. There are all kinds of legal restrictions around the world on the import/export of coins &amp; paper money <i>as </i>money. (I would be surprised if there are any countries at all that don&#039;t have some kind of legal regulations on currency.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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