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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4695050, member: 75143&quot;]As I understand it, a Roman Medallion is an over-sized gold or silver coin that was nominally worth a multiple of a siliqua or an aureus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Considering how much aurei or even siliqui were worth in terms of buying power, what was the purpose of the medallions? Did they serve a similar purpose to the old US $10,000 and $100,000 bills, where they weren&#039;t meant for actual circulation?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of a <i>massive</i> gold medallion of Maximian and Constantius from the Getty Villa. (MAXIMIANVS AVG ET CONSTANTIUS C - Maximian Augustus and Constantius Caesar)</p><p>I believe the placard said this was worth 8 aurei, though how they determine that is beyond me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1154087[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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