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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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382139455404Saw this and just HAD to look...never seen this before but it looks like someone put a LOT of effort into it - "Roman Empire" bank notes.   The "set" features Vespasian, Augustus, Hadrian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Diocletian and Constantine. Denominations are given as 1, 2, 4, 8, 20, 50, and 100 sestertii (in Roman numerals, naturally) Fortunately a handy "currency conversion" is given at the bottom of each note... Seller's photos:   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
07/05/2017 12:39 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Arabic numeral serial numbers?!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Arabic numerals aside that's pretty cool.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man, imagine the damage that Nero, Commodus, Caracalla, and Valerian could have done to the Roman economy with fiat currency!
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are they available for purchase? If so please provide a link.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Kamnaskires
07/05/2017 1:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
An illustration of how these were struck, from Wayne Sayle's book on ancients:  Edited by Kamnaskires
07/05/2017 1:37 pm
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Considering how badly they managed inflation with coins there is no way the Romans should be let anywhere near paper money.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As interesting as it is, I would have thought it should be more faithful to the anachronistic spirit: No English, No Arabic numerals, Pictures as they would have looked then, not as ancient artifacts.
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Do you think they would have been printed on paper? Or engraved onto tablets?
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