The hoard of 175 silver Roman coins, worth tens of thousands of dollars in today's money in just face value alone, was found in 2021 near Livorno in Tuscany.Image credit: Franco Sammartino
The hoard of 175 silver Roman coins, worth tens of thousands of dollars in today's money in just face value alone, was found in 2021 near Livorno in Tuscany.Image credit: Franco Sammartino
Roman coins can’t have “face value” in today’s terms. Neither Rome nore the monetary units Rome used exist any longer.
Cool. I’m just heading out the door to do a little treasure myself. I found a patch of old forest in a park that I haven’t visited yet, so going to check it out. Wish me luck.
Military payroll?
One of the chief uses of money was to pay soldiers. The ruler could collect coins through taxation, then use the coins to pay the military, who in turn spent them for supplies and weapons.
I believe they were paid roughly 40 ounces of silver per week... or about one ounce of gold.
This would be a months pay
Notice that pure silver doesn’t tarnish
Super find.
I had a guy once come into pawn shop where I worked claiming he had an uncirculated Roman silver coin. He also claimed he had a 1000 carat opal. He was about 6’5”, 300 lbs and unwashed for maybe a week. Seemed a bit nervous.
I was glad I had my Glock 30
I often wonder what happened to the person who buried such stashes and why they could not return to claim them.
Sulla was a bad dude, but young lifeguard Joe Biden taught him a lesson.
Go to the military cemetery. Find the grave marked unknown. In the grave just to the right of it, you’ll find the coins.
You’re welcome. ~ Blondie
A few years earlier, Italy had been gripped by the Social War between Rome and its Italian allies,
