Posted on 04/21/2023 11:08:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
LOL!
Go to the military cemetery. Find the grave marked unknown. In the grave just to the right of it, you’ll find the coins.
You’re welcome. ~ Blondie
Has to be the unknown next to Arch Stanton. lol
A few years earlier, Italy had been gripped by the Social War between Rome and its Italian allies,
They served tea and crumpets.
[snip] The Social War (from Latin bellum sociale, properly ‘war of the allies’), also called the Italian War or the Marsic War, was fought from 91 to 87 BC between the Roman Republic and several of its autonomous allies (socii) in Italy. The Italian allies wanted Roman citizenship, not only for the status and influence that came with it, but also for the right to vote in Roman elections and laws. They believed that they should be treated equally to the Romans, given that they had formed cultural and linguistic connections with the Roman civilization, and had been their loyal allies for over two centuries. The Romans strongly opposed their demands, and refused to grant them citizenship, thus leaving the socii with fewer rights and privileges. [/snip]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9387_BC)
The weight of the silver is its only demarcation of value today.
It would be nice if they unearthed a price list of things, maybe Pompeii, that would tell us of the value of the coins at that time....................
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4148065/posts?page=8#8
https://www.britannica.com/place/Alba-Fucens
Under the big “W”.
lol
“Notice that pure silver doesn’t tarnish”
It does.
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