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<blockquote data-quote="Cadriel" data-source="post: 6593777" data-attributes="member: 4295">The solidus is a fine coin. It's about the size of a dime, weighing around 4.5 grams. Its weight is equivalent to the denarius, though due to relative density it's thinner.The problem with those two coins as standards is that they're quite small. When you imagine a fantasy treasure chest, you don't think of it as full of little dime-sized coins; it has coins with a bit more heft and substance. 9 gram coins are much better; a gold piece that looks like the US dollar coins is a more appealing imaginary treasure. It's not 1e's silly 45 gram standard, where the coins would come out massive.Really, coins should vary. Actual gold coins were from 3.5g up to more than 10, and some famous silver coins like the Spanish &quot;Piece of Eight&quot; we're big whoppers at over 25g. It can add color to have little or big coins, as long as you consider the overall value based on weight and metallic composition; you could give 36 GP in 72 late Roman solidi, if you wanted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadriel, post: 6593777, member: 4295"] The solidus is a fine coin. It's about the size of a dime, weighing around 4.5 grams. Its weight is equivalent to the denarius, though due to relative density it's thinner. The problem with those two coins as standards is that they're quite small. When you imagine a fantasy treasure chest, you don't think of it as full of little dime-sized coins; it has coins with a bit more heft and substance. 9 gram coins are much better; a gold piece that looks like the US dollar coins is a more appealing imaginary treasure. It's not 1e's silly 45 gram standard, where the coins would come out massive. Really, coins should vary. Actual gold coins were from 3.5g up to more than 10, and some famous silver coins like the Spanish "Piece of Eight" we're big whoppers at over 25g. It can add color to have little or big coins, as long as you consider the overall value based on weight and metallic composition; you could give 36 GP in 72 late Roman solidi, if you wanted. [/QUOTE]

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