
119- Restitutor Orbis
The History of Rome
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Aurelian's Legacy Was Secure
Following galleenus lead, aurelian further multiplied the number of mints across the empire. He centralized the coining bureaucracy and put the entire operation under the auspices of an imperial agent answerable direct to the emperor. Aurelian's stabilization of the currency system turned back the tide of the worst effects of debasement. But as i just hinted, it did nothing to help with the problem of inflation. Inflation would be left to his successors to deal with, and boy will they have fun with that one.
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