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Nero's Coinage: Inflation, Propaganda, and Economic Reform
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Nero's impact on Roman coinage, a topic often overshadowed by his artistic pursuits and the Great Fire. They discuss the reduction in silver purity of the denarius from 98% to around 93% under Nero's reforms, a debasement that set a precedent for later emperors like Trajan and Septimius Severus. Lucas explains the dual purpose: funding massive building projects like the Domus Aurea and the port of Ostia, while also serving as propaganda through carefully designed coin types featuring Nero's laureate head, Apollo, and the goddess Roma…
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