Comment on Where Roman coins have been found

CatpainTypo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can’t find them in a place that you don’t look.

  Rather, that part of Italy might not be interested in looking (or might not be publicizing when they do).

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sure they would.

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    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      OK.

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• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The reason for that is that people in the heart of the empire didn’t feel the need to hoard coins and bury them since they weren’t nearly as exposed to barbarian threats (and others) like the areas on the fringes of the empire.

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Dude the vast majority of coins found weren’t buried intentionally.

    By some estimates there were BILLIONS of Roman coins minted. They’re absolutely all over the place.

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    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Absolutely true for single finds, but I was talking more about hoards, which are usually more historically interesting. You can see, for example, how people hoarded high quality silver coins from the early imperial or even the republic period instead of spending them, opting to spend the contemporary debased currency instead.

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      • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I wonder what data this tracks

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