Roman coins under the hammer

[Imperial Dave]

https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-67626684.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17018109447618&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

Nice little earner and great coins to boot

[DBS]

Particularly interesting given the hoard seems to be so late; at a date when it is received wisdom that the supply of new coins had all but dried up, so the Honorius specimen in particular is noteworthy.

[Imperial Dave]

Interesting period for coinage for obvious reasons. However just because freshly minted cons don't appear to have "landed" after honorius doesn't necessarily mean there wasn't a functioning cash economy afterwards

[DBS]

Interesting period for coinage for obvious reasons. However just because freshly minted cons don't appear to have "landed" after honorius doesn't necessarily mean there wasn't a functioning cash economy afterwards

Agreed. Given the odd v late mosaic that has been found, I refuse to believe that Lurkio & Sons were tessellating in return for the odd chicken.

[Imperial Dave]

 

Quite