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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4954910, member: 72790"]Perhaps people hoarded silver coins rather than brass because if the bottom fell out they would retain intrinsic value, especially relative to the size, portability and weight of base metal sestertii. Thus, more silver coins likely to survive to today as most of the coins we have today have come, and are coming, from hoards buried and never recovered until more recently. One silver denarius of about 3.5 grams is worth the same as four 20 gram brass pieces. Which coins would be easier to carry, hide and bury? Also bronze coins could be demonetized and become almost worthless whereas those denarii are still of silver. More silver denarii buried back then, equals more silver denarii in the market today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4954910, member: 72790"]Perhaps people hoarded silver coins rather than brass because if the bottom fell out they would retain intrinsic value, especially relative to the size, portability and weight of base metal sestertii. Thus, more silver coins likely to survive to today as most of the coins we have today have come, and are coming, from hoards buried and never recovered until more recently. One silver denarius of about 3.5 grams is worth the same as four 20 gram brass pieces. Which coins would be easier to carry, hide and bury? Also bronze coins could be demonetized and become almost worthless whereas those denarii are still of silver. More silver denarii buried back then, equals more silver denarii in the market today.[/QUOTE]
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