The Roman people noticed the debasement and responded with predictable economic dislocation: prices rose, merchants stopped accepting debased coins for imports, soldiers demanded raises to compensate, and farmers abandoned their land rather than accept worthless money as payment for grain.
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“The Roman people noticed. They always do. Prices rose. Merchants stopped accepting debased coins for imports. Soldiers demanded raises to compensate. Farmers abandoned their land rather than accept worthless money as payment for grain.”
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