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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 20843300, member: 42034"]Thanks very much for your explanation of this era of Roman history. I find the 5th century quite interesting and one which is not as highly discussed as it should be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was vaguely aware that silver was a little uncommon in the West during this time and also silver coinage of the early Byzantine Empire is scarce or non-existent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wild Winds lists that Julius Nepos struck a silver half-siliqua and also I dimly recall maybe seeing {an} additional silver coin in the Bodin Museum in Berlin.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the early days of the Roman Republic silver was indeed very scarce which is why they made the Aes Graves. I guess as the Empire's territory shrank, the outside sources of silver were no longer accessible?</p><p><br /></p><p>May I make a pdf of your comments and link it to my website as an article? I think you made a typo in Julius Nepos' 1st reign. It should be until Aug., 475.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 20843300, member: 42034"]Thanks very much for your explanation of this era of Roman history. I find the 5th century quite interesting and one which is not as highly discussed as it should be. I was vaguely aware that silver was a little uncommon in the West during this time and also silver coinage of the early Byzantine Empire is scarce or non-existent. Wild Winds lists that Julius Nepos struck a silver half-siliqua and also I dimly recall maybe seeing {an} additional silver coin in the Bodin Museum in Berlin. In the early days of the Roman Republic silver was indeed very scarce which is why they made the Aes Graves. I guess as the Empire's territory shrank, the outside sources of silver were no longer accessible? May I make a pdf of your comments and link it to my website as an article? I think you made a typo in Julius Nepos' 1st reign. It should be until Aug., 475.[/QUOTE]
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