1. Aurelian���s Monetary Reform: Between Debasement and Public Trust
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Haklai-Rotenberg, Merav
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Wirtschaftsmodell ,monetary history ,trust in the currency ,valeur num��raire ,mod��le ��conomique ,third-century debasement ,Vetrauen in die W��hrung ,histoire mon��taire ,confiance dans la monnaie ,coin value ,M��nzwert ,Aur��lien ,d��pr��ciation du IIIe s ,M��nzverschlechterung des 3. Jahrhunderts ,Aurelian ,Geldgeschichte ,economic model - Abstract
Chiron, Bd. 41 (2011), Coin debasement in the third-century CE is traditionally seen as a main cause for the collapse of Rome���s long-lasting monetary system. The article stresses the significance of public trust in the currency for the stability of the Roman monetary order and investigates the relation between public trust and coin debasement. Essential for understanding this relation is Aurelian���s monetary reform of 274, with its grave consequences on coin value. The article offers an economic model which explains why Aurelian���s monetary reform was the coordinating event that triggered the decline in public trust, eventually leading to the end of the existing monetary order.
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- 1970
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