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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 3224362, member: 26302&quot;]I would say that statement is a little exaggerated but true. A huge amount of silver net net moved to China via the silk road. Much of it was paid to Persians who controlled the route. After the Romans started debasing their silver, the Persians started melting down, rerefining and making their silver coins. Persian silver was NEVER debased, (drachms, not Seleukia tets), since the Persians got paid in good silver so made sure they struck good silver. Huge amounts of Persian silver was used to pay for the silk and other trade goods in China and melted down and made into Chinese sycee.</p><p><br /></p><p>So net net silver left Europe and ended up in China. I would just say much of it went through Persia, and resmelted there after Nero started debasement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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