Ancient Money – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:36:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Ancient Money – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Aurei: Gold Coins in the Economy of Ancient Rome https://brewminate.com/aurei-gold-coins-in-the-economy-of-ancient-rome/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:54:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=155870 The purity of the aureus and changing values of other currency significantly affected the empire’s economy. Curated/Reviewed by

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Manufacture, Design, and Functions of Ancient Celtic Coinage https://brewminate.com/manufacture-design-and-functions-of-ancient-celtic-coinage/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:55:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=149426 An enormous number of Celtic coins have been found in burials and as part of ritual treasure hoards

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Money and Banking in Ancient Rome https://brewminate.com/money-and-banking-in-ancient-rome/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:44:41 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=110504 Banking was highly developed and subject to Roman Law, and money deposits were to be safeguarded and not

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The Economy of Ancient Greece https://brewminate.com/the-economy-of-ancient-greece/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:37:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=110133 Direct taxation was not well-developed in ancient Greece. Introduction The economy of ancient Greece was defined largely by

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Coinage and Collapse? The Contribution of Numismatic Data to Understanding the End of Roman Britain https://brewminate.com/coinage-and-collapse-the-contribution-of-numismatic-data-to-understanding-the-end-of-roman-britain/ Mon, 30 May 2016 00:30:34 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=7775 Commodus issued coins with either BRITANNIA or VICT(oriae) BRIT(annicae) on them following the campaigns of Marcellus.   By

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The Importance of Numismatics – the Study of Coins – in Understanding History https://brewminate.com/the-importance-of-numismatics-the-study-of-coins-in-understanding-history-2/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:01:44 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=2035 By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016HistorianEditor-in-Chief, Brewminate Coin designs don’t change much in today’s world. But this hasn’t

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