Currencies

[Robert Vermaat]

I think it's difficult to be precise about the value of coins during this period. We know from edicts and other fficial publications what the oficial rates of coins were, but I think that could differ when you were paying in the actual market.

Also, most mints had closed down in the West during the late 4th and early 5th century. Payment in coin dropped dramatically after that. I know from an early 5th century find from Richborough that it seems that bronze coins were thrown away because of their low value.