How long Did Roman Coins Stay in Circulation?

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Title	:	How long Did Roman Coins Stay in Circulation?
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Well you could look a hoards and see the range of approximate dates of all the different coins in those hoards I am sure some hoards contained coins from maybe one imperial reign mostly while others might have some outliers that are much wider range
Comment from : Tom Sherwood

Great video, another viewpoint may be a political statement to remove the images on the coin without defacement Defacement may get you crucified Wearing them down preserves some value and can be counter marked or over-struck with another image, ie Bar Kosiba revolt
Comment from : NM MD

Great video
Comment from : Antebellum Numismatics

Excellent content my friend 👍👍
Comment from : Milled Steel

Ukraine definitely has alot of Silver Denarius from the Roman trading I personally have purchased multiple coins from there from good sellers Most of these coins definitely look to have circulated for long periods of time Thanks again for another great video
Comment from : christopher Evans

I've seen a Edward 1st penny bent wrapped around a 2nd century denarius
Comment from : 1220b

The Romans never understood that you can steal from your subjects by pulling coins/bill out of circulation It's regular thing in my country Sweden because the government makes billions on money not exchanged in
Comment from : Jens Olsson

Early imperial bronzes were sometimes still circulating in the late 3rd century You can also find early imperial bronzes with Dominate-era countermarks for retariffing For instance, I have seen an as of Nero with a 'XIII' on it, meaning it had a value of 13 folles
Comment from : Classical Education

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Comment from : Janis Kar

That's interesting Leo ,I remember George the third coins still circulating in the 1960s🤔
Comment from : Gordon Grant

Great analysis! Another evidence of longevity are restitutionary issues coming 100+ years after the original issues
Comment from : Caracalla

Thanksalways wondered, great info
Comment from : Bruce Anderson

Fascinating video Well researched Thanks for the content
Comment from : e4ts1mmy

Another terrific installment Thanks! Quick question Would the odd sestersius from, let's say the reign Antoninus, technically still be 'legal tender' during the reign of Aurelian? Or would people consider that just as obsolete as someone in the UK today handling a shilling from the era of Queen Victoria?
Comment from : Sebastian Maharg

Is that a real gold coin that you are holding from 16:00 onward? it looks a bit strange
Comment from : Peter T

Great video
Comment from : Felipe Duque

Very interesting as usual Thanks for the content
Comment from : R j McShane

Fantastic video, very interesting theme, and the coins you show in it are beautiful Congrats!
Comment from : Monedas e historias

After WWI Gerald Brenan, a discharged British solder, moved to the south of Spain He published South From Granada about the early years of this life in 1957 In this book he talks about how he would periodically get punic and roman republic coins in his change when shopping in local markets
Comment from : cburnett11001

Great video, fascinating issue Thanks and congrats!
Comment from : Gustavo Nofuentes Garrido

The hoard of Pompeii's thermopolium is entirely exposed at the MANN (National archaeological museum of Naples) There is a great numismatic section which is open 2 days/week I think that getting in touch with the museum direction or asking in loco, some more info or pubblication could be extracted I had never seen so many coins all together in one place 😂 I took some pictures myself and it is interesting to see the rest of the info around the hoard (frescoes of thermopolium , info about prices in Pompeii etc)
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Comment from : Classical Numismatics

Thank you! A jewel of information, as always, fantastic photos
Comment from : BeNo One

An excellent episode, as always! Thank you!
Comment from : Robert Bussard

Wow must have been a very research intensive video 😯
Comment from : Leo DTC

Wow! This was such a surprising, fascinating video! I expected a long circulation but nothing near centuries!
Comment from : DieLuftwaffel

Great video The high quality silver coins stashed away would be used with a value above the nominal? Or just melted? In the day by day a merchant could ask for 3 bad silver coins or 1 good silver coin for the same product?
Comment from : harlockmbb

Beautifully explainedThank you!
Comment from : Zog696

How long did coins of Aurelian circulate? About a day Who in their right mind would spend one of those instead of a Gallienus coin? It explains why we have so many in incredible shape with full silvering despite the thinness of the plating and why Diocletian had to do a complete reformation of the coinage rather than just an adjustment
Comment from : Nathaniels Creative Collections

First century bronze coins circulated in parts of Italy and North Africa during the fifth and sixth centuries with new denominations scratched into their surfaces My understanding is that they possibly came from hoards, but it's still pretty neat to think that they were being (re) used centuries later
Comment from : Guy Incognito

Great video I was hooked the whole time Thank you for this greatly informative video 🙏
Comment from : MilanCoinz

I read somewhere that small bronzes of Constantine were still in circulation in Southern France at the time of Napoleon III !
Comment from : Tavuzzi Pust

With so many types in circulation at any one time, were people mostly aware of how old their currency was? Besides the obvious wear and knowing who the last few emperors were
Comment from : Paul Fisher

Thanks Kyros Excellent video Very thoughtful and informative So happy my 73224 grams of pure gold in my sovereigns doesn't vary A true mark of "money" The present day central banking "emperors" can debase as much as they want with their fiat counterfeiting and inflation theft/tax Doesn't affect me :)
Comment from : William William

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Comment from : Moose Bme

It's strange, we're more at the mercy of our monetary system nowadays because all our coins are base metal (at least in the states) and there isn't a proper silver dollar I can exchange my paper dollar for, but conversely there isn't a phenomenon of hoarding quarters minted under Bush because inflation is crazier under Biden, because they're all worth the same When all the money is technically bad money there's nothing to fear I guess?
Comment from : theeccentrictripper

Splendid overview of coin usage Very enjoyable
Comment from : John Lee

It's funny that during the era of the Flavians a Ptolemaic bronze (and an early one, at that) was still circulating as money I would imagine the person who deposited it just saw something roughly the size and appearance of an official coin, and tossed it in a pile It reminds of the times I've found old Canadian coins in my change
Comment from : 80s Sojourner

great show!
Comment from : Greg Miller

This is a fascinating topic, and I have a couple denarii in my collection which directly support your conclusion for silver coinage First is a well worn denarius of M Herennius (Herennius 1 in RSC), minted around 108 - 107 BC The interesting part is the IMP VES countermark on the reverse of the coin All the information I can find about that countermark indicates it was applied sometime around the year 74 AD in Ephesus Which would mean this coin was still seeing some circulation 180 years after being minted! Second is a very worn Marc Antony Legionary denarius (Leg IX, Marc Antony coin 37 in RSC) which also bears this same IMP VES countermark Also on the reverse of the coin Perhaps most interesting is the countermark shows wear, so the countermark was applied a century after the coin was minted and apparently went on to circulate more after that! The Herennius denarius has been in my collection about 4 years and the legionary denarius has been part of my collection more like 15 years
Comment from : Paul Fly

Very interesting topic! Glad I'm subscribed :)
Comment from : That One Guy

Thank you so much 😉
Comment from : dude without wolf

Monetary circulation is such an interesting topic but, alas, so little bibliography about itbrbrAlso, I've heard stories of roman coins circulating in rural areas well into the Modern Era but I don't know how much truth there's on that
Comment from : JD

This was a great video!! Please keep this type of content coming Thank you for what you do
Comment from : James Scott

Given the marketing nature of coinage (meet the new boss), was there incentive by either the state or by individuals to use the coins from the current ruler instead of coins from perhaps disgraced or unpopular rulers?
Comment from : Matthew

Could you make a video about roman counterfeit coins in the Limes? So called limes falsa or bronze denarii
Comment from : Скрипка Роман

Quanto aos Fólis do período da tetrarquia e do período Constantiniano, você acha que elas circularam até o final do Império romano?
Comment from : Richardson Leite

I can't imagine how much research you did I've always wondered this I think you're right It all makes sense Economically especially
Comment from : RolandNYC

As usual, a very interesting discourse I just recently obtained my first Roman Gold, in great condition 😅!
Comment from : Glasgow John

Your estimates sound good to me! Thanks for sharing this interesting information!
Comment from : Don Klaser

Great video ! Yes, I had often wondered about that myself Thank you !
Comment from : Philip Wagner

That was an interesting episode Thanks!
Comment from : Bratr Čuník

I know a lot of Nero’s silver pieces where defaced, was there a similar effort with his Gold aureus or were they just remelted if the got into state coffers?
Comment from : cosmo