Comment on Where Roman coins have been found
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoThe 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.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 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.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 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.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I wonder what data this tracks