Coins

What else were Roman coins used for?

• Use coins as decoration in their homes.

• Use coins for board game pieces.

• Use coins as offerings of peace.

• Use coins to give info about their leaders.

What happened to coins every time there was a new leader in ancient Rome?

• The design on the coin changed to represent the new leader.

• Nothing, they just stayed the same.

• The old coins were donated to charity.

• The coins became more valuable.

When was coinage introduced into Rome?

• 4th century BCE

• 4th century BC

• 3rd century BCE

• 3rd century BC

Just like the Greek coins, on Roman coins they used

• different names

• different images

• similar names

• similiar images

Commodity money can be best described as money that is

• backed up by a valuable material

• valuable based on the material that the money is made from

• used to purchase valuable materials

• valuable because a government says it is and people accept that it is valuable

The Roman Government did this with their monetary value.

• guaranteed it

• made it

• traded it

• denied it

Roman coins were

• easier to show

• easier to trade

• easier to carry

• easier to steal

Roman coins had images of

• rulers and kings

• rulers or the mint they came from

• the mint they came from or kings

• rulers and gladiators

What national emblem is found on ALL coins?

• National Flag

• Steelpan

• Coat of Arms

What is the name of this coin?

• 5 cent

• 10 cent

• 25 cent