Bret Devereaux
This week on the blog: Coins! Contrasting historical coinage with the vision of ancient coinage presented through 'gold' in fantasy fiction.
What were coins used for, why did much economic activity remain non-coinage and what do you use when you aren't using coins?
https://acoup.blog/2025/01/03/collections-coinage-and-the-tyranny-of-fantasy-gold/
Ancient & military historian specializing in the Roman economy and military. PhD from UNC-CH History. My more impressive credential is that I have beaten Dark Souls.I blog at acoup.blog. Posts may be cross-posted to Twitter, etc.
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