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monetizeyourcat:

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milkjock:

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monetizeyourcat:

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milkjock:

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I love that there were Roman coins called asses

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a sestercus, the basic unit of account, was worth 2.5 asses. truly a rich society

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this textbook said sesterces were worth 4 asses. I wonder

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the price of asses gradually decreased as rome swole with the plunder of the ancient world. natural result of too many asses

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