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Fla Dem

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8. According to the article........

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 29, 2021, 10:31 AM

Nov 2021

"A soldier earned between 375 and 500 denarii in the early 3rd century. The treasure, therefore, is the equivalent of about 11 to 15 annual salaries," said Sebastian Gairhos, the head of city archeology in Augsburg.

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Cache of Thousands of Ancient Roman Silver Coins Found in River [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 OP

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No thanks left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #6

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Thanks 3auld6phart Nov 2021 #12

Fond memories of when I wore a younger man's clothes 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 #18

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Always Fun To Speculate modrepub Nov 2021 #13

According to the article........ Fla Dem Nov 2021 #8

imagine if we still had coins from the 1870's in circulation Blues Heron Nov 2021 #5

utube video of the find . AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #11

A bit annoying that there was not even an approximate modern value placed on them. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #14

AD 9 Germans ambushed Roman troops and slaughtered them Marthe48 Nov 2021 #15

"I noticed the coins were dated to about the same time ... AD 9" left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #16

Sorry, I'll fix Marthe48 Nov 2021 #17