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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jorglueke, post: 3509641, member: 103317&quot;]It&#039;s not the prices so much but the amount of silver. While prices still fluctuated hard money is generally considered a solid baseline.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius had a debasement from 2.5 to 2.25 grams 10%. Not unlike currently managed inflation especially considering the length of reigns. Septimius&#039; debasement went from 2.15 grams to 1.48 grams. That&#039;s 30%. A lot steeper and much more likely to cause ripples in an economy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When Valerian was captured and the Empire split in three it was virtually bankrupt. That is a topic in and of itself. How did the legions stay loyal with such debased money. But even Diocletian had trouble setting things back to normal. For that the Empire had to move to a gold/base metal system where the rich were paid and the rest had to do with fiat money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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