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tptacek
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What things cost in ancient Rome
Isn't it a bit hard to do that without a detailed, possibly subjective study of what the scarcities were in Rome? The dollar isn't anchored to the value of ten asses anymore, and salt is basically free.
pg
on Feb 8, 2009
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An As was a bronze coin.
http://www.coin.com/cgi-local/find1Coins.cgi?47261
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