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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 5464006, member: 111387"]I suppose it’s for the reasoning that AU was generally reserved for large payments/purchases, rather than everyday commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>The average soldier made the equivalent of one aureus per month. </p><p><br /></p><p>Can you imagine the look on a taverna keeper’s face when having to make change for an aureus for the purchase of a flask of wine, a chunk of bread and a side of garum?</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose that making change for a 1/8 Aureus might be somewhat easier, but it would likely still elicit some grumbles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 5464006, member: 111387"]I suppose it’s for the reasoning that AU was generally reserved for large payments/purchases, rather than everyday commerce. The average soldier made the equivalent of one aureus per month. Can you imagine the look on a taverna keeper’s face when having to make change for an aureus for the purchase of a flask of wine, a chunk of bread and a side of garum? I suppose that making change for a 1/8 Aureus might be somewhat easier, but it would likely still elicit some grumbles.[/QUOTE]
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