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History of the Artifact
The Roman Silver Denarius is among the most Iconic and sought coins in the eyes of ancient coin collectors. The denarius is a small coin, about the size of an Americandime, and had the value of 10 asses,indicated by the roman root worddēnī, or “containing ten”. The coin was considered by scholars to be Rome’s main coin, until it was replaced by the Antoninianus coin in the early 3rd century AD, a coin of reduced silver content.
While the value of the denarius changed with economic ups and downs of Rome’s history, scholars estimate that one denarius coin was sufficient to buy enough wheat for one legionnaire to bake a month’s worth of bread.
The Denarius coin maintained strong silver purity from the coin’s beginning in 211 BC, up to 193, when the coin's purity was debased as a result of political instability inRome. In these years of debasement, the denarius had its silver content greatly reduced, until it had a mere 5% silver purity.
What you will get in your order is a silver denarius from before this period of decline, meaning your coin will be of at least 80% silver content. The date of your coin can range greatly, but most fall between 14 and 190 AD.
How do I know these are original Roman Coins?
Ancient Artifacts guarantees the Authenticity of items sold through athree layer system of protection:
- Ancient Artifacts exclusively sources artifacts fromtrusted and reputable antique distributors, many of whom have been selling Artifacts for decades.
- Next, the Artifact is inspected by anexpertteam member, who is professionally trained in counterfeit detectionAfter the artifact passes inspection, the Certificate of Authenticity is signed and the Artifact is packaged.
- Finally, Ancient Artifacts gives anadditional layer of protectionby promising afull refund with no questions asked, in the extremely unlikely event that a counterfeit slips through our vetting process.
What will myartifactlook like?
Yourcoin will look very similar to the one shown in the photos. There will always be some variety, given our items are unique historical pieces.The display case included is openable so that you may easily handle and closely observe the artifact.If for whatever reason you get anything that does not fit this description you are entitled to your money back!
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