COINS FROM POMPEII'S RUINS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 24, June 12, 2022, Article 22

COINS FROM POMPEII'S RUINS

An article in the journal Nature discusses the financial implications of coins found in the ruins of Pompeii. -Editor

Cash boxes in a Pompeiian tavern held nearly 1,500 coins (sample pictured) in total

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, hundreds of people who had failed to flee the nearby city of Pompeii were killed by toxic gases and volcanic debris. Now, an analysis of ancient coins found with skeletons in Pompeii hints at the economic status of those who remained.

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Coins from Pompeii's ruins hint at finances of the dead (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01542-0)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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