Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoI find it fascinating that, because the Roman empire was so vast and lasted for so long, their defunct money is now strewn all over Europe.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt does help when it’s made of metal
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYou would think that because of that, people would melt them down when they became no longer useful as currency.
I find it fascinating that, because the Roman empire was so vast and lasted for so long, their defunct money is now strewn all over Europe.
It does help when it’s made of metal
You would think that because of that, people would melt them down when they became no longer useful as currency.