Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Roman legionaries were paid in denarii, silver coins with real purchasing power across the Mediterranean. Then emperors began shaving the silver content down to stretch state finances, until the same coin was roughly 5% silver. Megan King Diaz on how the name stayed the same, the count in your pocket stayed the same, and the wealth quietly evaporated.

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