Why did the Romans use coins?

Answer 1

So that they didn't have to trade animals.

Answer 2

So they could but things rather than having to barter. The same reason that we have coins today, except they were actually worth the money that they were rather than today where all coins are really a promise or an I owe you, they are not valuable.

Answer 3

They are history. Often an archeologist can date a site or dig when they find coins. Coins give the history of a society and of kings. They also tell how far people traded or traveled. For instance if a coin is found in a place far from where it was made that means it had to travel there through trade or some other means. Coins found in several layers of a dig also tell an archeologist about the dates of when people lived on the site. One of the more interesting stories I read about concerning the discovery of coins was in a cave in Ireland. It seems that village people hid in the cave from the Vikings, but were discovered. The site had several sets of bones with damage on skulls and other parts showing that their deaths were violent. In the cave was also scattered coins with wax on them. The archeologist figured out the coins came from the Vikings and had the wax because they carried them in body hair on their bodies. While fighting the Irish villagers they became warm, the wax got soft, and they lost coins in the cave. Now, because of the evidence in the cave we can understand that one event thousands of years ago and learn something about the Vikings.

Answer 4

Money was important to the Romans for the same reasons it is important to us. They needed it to buy things, such as food, clothing and shelter. The coins in themselves though, were an important part of communication. The emperor or official's portrait was usually on one side and on the reverse there would be a notation of something that he did, such as a military victory or a benefit to the people.

Answer 5

They love money

Answer 6

To pay for goods and services.