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| Introduction |
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| Many goods would have been traded
locally, especially food and bulky items, but no written records survive
to indicate how large this market might have been. Imported goods were
mainly small luxury objects, although wine and olive oil were both imported
in large quantities. |
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| The first coins used in Britain
may have been used as gifts of exchange, rather than for buying goods.
The Romans introduced a market economy based on coinage, and coins were
soon used for trade. |
| Coins
are sometimes found buried in pots, perhaps during difficult political
situations, such as those in the later 3rd century. Unfortunately the
owners were never able to retrieve their hidden wealth! |
