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Gold is both easy to work with and make finely detailed jewellery and is THE shiny metal - a gold broach, or anything gold would have shone out on your clothing
by helsinkiandrew 3y ago
Gold is both easy to work with and make finely detailed jewellery and is THE shiny metal - a gold broach, or anything gold would have shone out on your clothing far more than any other metal.
See this video of a Roman era coin being unearthed by a metal detectorist - untarnished or corroded after 2000 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsmF3p4jVV0&t=10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsmF3p4jVV0&t=10s
- imtringued 3y agoHow many products from the Roman empire does this buy you? None? It didn't store anything. It's not a store of value at all.