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After 5 years of searching, I finally have him: Caligula. Fourré denarius, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 40CE. Reverse: "SPQR - Ob Cives Servatos", "PP" (lemmy.world)
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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How much was it worth when new?
How much now?

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you mean in contemporary value, a denarius back then was a day's pay for general labor.

Today, denarii of caligula go for many thousands of €. This is a fourré, which is essentially a contemporary fake, and these are significantly less expensive, "only" hundreds instead of thousands.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Still a day's pay for general labor 😉

[–] Nounka@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

You make a lot a day if some 100s are your daily income.