Read up on the debasing of the Roman sesterce [1]. This is the modern equivalent (i.e. the vocabulary and implementation means have changed, but not the deed i

Read up on the debasing of the Roman sesterce [1]. This is the modern equivalent (i.e. the vocabulary and implementation means have changed, but not the deed in itself). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debasement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debasement