Greetings all,
In
the news, studies show that much of Medieval silver coinage was made
from earlier Byzantine Empire coins which were melted and reused:
https://www.archaeology.org/news/12271-240410-coins-byzantine-silver
Likely there were some coins first minted in Rome, then reused in Byzantium, and *then* reused in Medieval Europe.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
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