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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2596646, member: 19463&quot;]I believe, for the most part, old coins circulated with current as long as the denominations and weight standards allowed.&nbsp; These changed often in the late Roman period so it was not that the coin was politically incorrect but that it was too large or contained too much silver that caused it to be removed from circulation.&nbsp; There were a few cases where we suspect that a previous ruler was demonetized even though his coins could have circulated longer.&nbsp; The EID MAR denarii of Brutus seem to have been pulled but coins of Mark Antony stayed in circulation for almost two centuries before their low silver content was matched by current product and they are found in late hoards despite his being the loser to Augustus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze coins may have circulated more but many late Roman coins that look bronze had a trace (1 to 5%) silver so melting them made sense.&nbsp; Those interested in the subject might start with Harl&#039;s Coinage in the Roman Economy.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coinage-Economy-Ancient-Society-History/dp/0801852919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1482196325&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=harl+coinage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Coinage-Economy-Ancient-Society-History/dp/0801852919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1482196325&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=harl+coinage" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Coinage-Economy-Ancient-Society-History/dp/0801852919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1482196325&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=harl+coinage</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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