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Southern Italy and Sicily had no silver and had to import it to mint coins. Hoards found there contain silver ingots and coins from the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as coins minted locally. This suggests that people there needed silver, rather than the coins in particular. Silver coins from various mints and cut metal (hacksilver). Found buried at Taranto, Southern Italy, circa 508 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 20). The Taranto Hoard. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5945/
Amin, Osama S. M. "The Taranto Hoard." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 20, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5945/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "The Taranto Hoard." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Oct 2016. Web. 27 Feb 2021.
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