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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 8354213, member: 72790"]This has been talked about before on this site. I believe someone had written that as late as the 19th Century in Western Europe well worn ancient coins were still showing up in the market place and being accepted with some kind of value. Before Italy went onto the Euro, small change (spiculi) was so hard to find as some fraction of the Lira that virtually anything of small value was accepted (even chewing gum) was offered and accepted as small change. I would not be surprised to hear that a few falling horsemen or Gallienus coppers passed current in the Trastevere market as late as the 1980's.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 8354213, member: 72790"]This has been talked about before on this site. I believe someone had written that as late as the 19th Century in Western Europe well worn ancient coins were still showing up in the market place and being accepted with some kind of value. Before Italy went onto the Euro, small change (spiculi) was so hard to find as some fraction of the Lira that virtually anything of small value was accepted (even chewing gum) was offered and accepted as small change. I would not be surprised to hear that a few falling horsemen or Gallienus coppers passed current in the Trastevere market as late as the 1980's.[/QUOTE]
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