MOLDS FOR COUNTERFEITING ROMAN COINS

 

Archaeologists have uncovered a crime nearly 1,700 years after it was committed.

A dig has revealed a number of moulds which would have been used to create fake Roman coins – an offence that was punishable by crucifixion.

During a time of crisis in the Western Roman Empire of the 260s, hyper-inflation meant people had to resort to forging coins to keep up with the rising costs.

Official coins were minted rather than moulded.

So moulds, particularly intact ones like the ones found in Castleford, West Yorkshire, are extraordinarily rare.

But researchers found more than 100 pieces in one pit.

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I, Fraudius! Roman coin conmen discovered nearly 1,700 years after he committed crime - which was once punishable by crucifixion (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14294449/I-Fraudius-Roman-coin-conmen-discovered-nearly-1-700-years-committed-crime-punishable-crucifixion.html)

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