Contribution to Book
Coins
Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia
Document Type
Book Chapter
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-1-2016
Abstract
The Roman monetary system initially relie don bronze bullion (aes rude) but in the late fourth century BCE Rome began to cast heavy bronze coins (aes grave) and bars (aes signatum). By around 300 BCE the Romans had adopted Greek-syle silver coinage and they soon came to use lighter and more convenient fiduciary bronze coins.
Copyright Owner
ABC-CLIO, Greenwood
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
David B. Hollander. "Coins" Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia Vol. 2 (2016) p. 818 - 819 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_hollander1/11/
This book chapter is published as Hollander, D., Coins., (2016)Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia by Sara E. Phang, Iain Spence, Douglas Kelly, and Peter Londey, Editors., ABC-CLIO.; 818-819. Posted with permission.