Ancient Coins: Silvered Coins
Articles discussed in this video:
"Experimental Investigation of silvering in Late Roman Coinage":
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"Silver Plating technology of the late 3rd century Roman Coinage":
https://www.hmsjournal.org/index.php/...
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The Romans debased their coinage to such extremes that by the end of the third century AD, the mighty denarius was nothing but a small copper coin. Seeking to re-establish the trust on its coinage and give its debased coinage an image of value, the mints started producing silvered coins.
How did they do it? How did the Romans produce millions of silvered coins with such quality? This is what we are discussing in today´s video.
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100 Greatest Ancient Coins - https://amzn.to/3hKz1o4
Roman Coins and Their Values - https://amzn.to/3kEY6CS
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Music: Adventurer by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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