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Roman Monetary History Flashcards

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Date of few didrachms of Neapolis in Forum

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c.300-284 BC

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Start of Roman struck silver coins

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c.300 BC

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Start of Roman struck bronze coins

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c.320 BC

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Start of Roman aes grave

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320s BC

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5
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Second Punic War

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218-201 BC

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establishment of the coherent Roman monetary system

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c.264 BC

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introduction of gold coin, linked with 2nd Punic War

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c.217 BC

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aes grave weight reduction (to libral standard), linked with 2nd Punic War

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225 BC

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second aes grave weight reductions (to semi-libral standard), linked with 2nd Punic War

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c.217 BC

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final Punic War reduction to sextanal bronze coins

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c.212 BC

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11
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Romans getting loan from Hieron

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216 BC

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12
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Sailors paid from Roman individuals during 2nd PW

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214 BC

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Introduction of gold coins in new system of second PW

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c.214-12 BC

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Introduction of silver denarius in new system of second PW

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c.211 BC

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15
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Start of victoriatus

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c.212

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16
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End of victoriatus

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170 BC

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17
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end of new gold coins of 2nd PW

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209 BC

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18
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end of silver denarius after second PW

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c.170 BC

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period in which aes is only coin circulating around R world

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170-155

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20
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retariffing of denarius to 16 asses (rather than 10)

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c.141 BC

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21
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social war (italian autonomous cities v Rome)

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91-87 BC

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22
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period of debasement of denarius in Social War

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89-7 BC

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Monetary Crisis after Social War

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85 BC

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Catilinarian Conspiracy (partly caused by aristocratic debt amidst monetary problems)

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63 BC

25
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First large series of gold coins since second PW

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46 BC

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Debasement during civil war (post-JC)

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40s BC

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Minting of SC coins by Augustus

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7/6 BC

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Significant spread of cleopatra / M Antoninius coins

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late 40s-early 30s

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First bronze coins of Octavian (not in Rome)

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41/0 BC

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2 dates of introduction of aes in IMPERIAL Rome

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c.23 / c.19 BC

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Lugdunum minting coins with augustus on portrait

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15 BC onwards

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first main AD crisis w coin shortages and property price collapse

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AD 33

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aes coins of Gaius withdrawn on Senate orders

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AD 43

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first imperial semis (half as) series by Nero

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AD 62

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Nero radiate dupondius (double as) start to be minted

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AD 63

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Key year of monetary crisis (reform, debasement, reduced weight) under Nero

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AD 64

37
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year of Otho’s reign in which 3 large series were minted

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AD 69

38
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Domitian reform attempt

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AD 82

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Serious debasement under Trajan

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AD 100

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2nd century major debasement

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AD 194

41
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antoninius (irregular) minting started

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AD 215

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3rd century ending of denarius minting

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AD 240

43
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aes ended completely

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AD 270

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Trajan Decius’ attempt at bronze coin restoration

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AD 249-51

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Postumus’ attempt at bronze coin restoration

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AD 260-2

46
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period of first gold debasement in Roman World

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AD 253-70

47
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In what century does civic coinage decline to its end?

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3rd cent AD

48
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When does the Egyptian Closed Currency System end?

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AD 297

49
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When was Aurelian’s monetary reform?

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AD 274

50
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When was Diocletian’s Price Edict?

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AD 301

51
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Period of Diocletian’s monetary reforms?

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AD 286-AD 301

52
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Diocletian’s nummus introduction

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AD 293-6

53
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When were Licinius’ reforms (changing details of nummus)?

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AD 321-4

54
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In what century did the use of values start to be regularly used on coins?

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3rd century AD

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