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As the previous two answers said, coins are very important as a source of study for history. They can assist in dating the era(s) that a location was occupied. They can confirm the chronology and names of rulers. In a recently published case, a coin found in England has proven that a king ruled London for two years longer than historians had previously thought.
The previous answers also missed a few ways that coins aid the study of history.
Since coin69 s were used to buy goods and services they were carried by traders, soldiers and others as they moved about the world. Coins minted in what is now France have been found in India and coins minted in the middle east have been found in England and Scandinavia. This tells us that either people or goods were travelling these distances. When coins are found so far away from where they are made, it will either confirm what historians know about trade or will provide historians with a new question about trade to study.
During the Roman Republic, the people in charge of issuing the coins (moneyers), started to use them to promote themselves and their families. Coins were issued to proclaim the relationship of the moneyer to a specific god or goddess. Other coins might portray the good deeds of a moneyer’s ancestor. Julius Caesar had a coin issued with the head of Venus on the obverse to remind people that his family claimed descent from her. Coins of these types have help confirm events or fill gaps in the historical knowledge of the era.
During the Roman Empire coins became the first type of “newspaper.” to inform people of events. Coins might be issued thanking the Emperor for assisting with relief after an earthquake, the opening of a new bridge, victory in a battle, and many other events. Vespasian issued a series of coins to proclaim his victory over the Jews in 69 CE. Caligula, Domitian and others issued coins proclaiming the start of religious festivals. Hadrian issued a series of coins proclaiming the cities he visited in his tour of the empire. Philip released a series of coins celebrating the 1,000 anniversary of the founding of Rome. All of these coins serve to help historians put events in their proper places