
Aureus
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Sep 30, 2026
Dean Kinzer: Ancient Coins, the Ides of March & How Money Reveals the Fall of Empires
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44:01Graham DunlopHOST
... or that, that is out there?
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44:03Dean KinzerGUEST
So probably the most famous ancient coin that's limited, um, in its quantity is, uh, the EID MAR or Aureus, which is, uh, a coin minted by Brutus in 42 b- BC.
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44:18Dean KinzerGUEST
And if you give me a minute, I'll tell you the quick story behind it-
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44:21Graham DunlopHOST
Yeah, yeah
The Helmingham Hoard - EXTRA!
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5:39Paul JacobsHOST
So the museums took some coins they wanted.
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5:42George RidgwayHOST
They took 68 coins in total, um, one of which was the Aureus of Claudius.
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5:48Paul JacobsHOST
Yeah.
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5:48George RidgwayHOST
The lovely gold Roman coin, just the, the find of a lifetime, but then- They all were, to be honest.