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April 6, 2012
The Paper Chase Part II ©Copyright June 1988 The Panic of 1869, which caused gold to rally significantly, was in itself a sign to the government that paper money would not win the affections and confidence of the people just yet – this would take time. The question of what was actually money remained an […]
April 6, 2012
©Copyright June 1988 The story of paper money goes back a long way. One could argue that its first emergence was even before 2500BC in Bablyon. For the sake of convienence, banking transactions took place in the form of a clay tablet which served as a “letter or credit.” While such forms of money […]
April 5, 2012
Part IV of IV—A Brief History of World Credit & Interest Rates by Martin A. Armstrong ©Copyright PEI 1700-Date As with most wars, noble motives are usually portrayed in some slogan that attempts to hide the true underlying financial incentives. The English Crown’s attempt to control and prevent irresponsible paper money issues among the Colonies, […]
April 5, 2012
Part III of IV—A Brief History of World Credit & Interest Rates by Martin A. Armstrong ©Copyright PEI 1690 – 1774 AD The eighteenth century was a period of strong economic and political growth for Britain. Constitutional parliamentary government, which had replaced the monarchy, appeared to foster great national expansion. The currency of Britain remained […]
April 5, 2012
Part II of IV—A Brief History of World Credit & Interest Rates by Martin A. Armstrong ©Copyright PEI 500 AD-1700 AD The fate of the Roman Empire of the West had been cast with the sack of Rome in 410 AD by the Goths followed by the Vandals in 455 AD. What was once Rome […]
April 5, 2012
Part I of IV—A Brief History of World Credit & Interest Rates by Martin A. Armstrong ©Copyright PEI 3000 BC – 500 AD—The Rise and Fall of Babylon – Greece – Rome Credit is usually thought of as a modern invention of perhaps only a few hundred years old. It is true that a few […]
April 5, 2012
Anastasius I 491-518 AD Anastasius was born in Dyrrhachium about 430 AD. Anastasius became an obscure court official under Zeno, usher at the Imperial Palace. At the time of the death of Zeno in 491 AD, he had left no heir to the throne. The task then passed to his widow, the Empress Ariadne. The Empress selected […]
April 5, 2012
Zeno & Leo Caesars Sons of Basiliscus Zeno and Leo are the names of the young princes who have not been recorded by any of the ancient historians. Their names are discovered in the record of the coinage of the period. Based upon an altered obverse die of the gold tremissis denomination, it has been […]
April 5, 2012
Libius Severus III 461-465 AD puppet Emperor of Ricimer Libius Severus, an obscure individual of Lucanian origin, was proclaimed Emperor by Ricimer more than three months after the execution of Majorian. He was perfectly content to leave the government entirely in the hands of the barbarian general, unlike Majorian. Some of his tiny bronze coinage, nummi, […]
April 5, 2012
Majorian 457-461 AD Puppet Emperor of Ricimer Julius Majorianus was descended from an old Roman family. Majorian had served with distinction under Aetius. Following the overthrow of Avitus in October 456 AD, there were nearly six months before the next Emperor was chosen. General Ricimer elevated him to the vacant Western throne. Majorian was, perhaps, […]