What did Roman people carry their coins in?

Question:I need to know what romans used to carry their coins...
If they carried it in pouches or by hand or something???

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I need to know what romans used to carry their coins...
If they carried it in pouches or by hand or something???

Lol all answers are based on movies. Not something I would be quick to trust. I researched a little bit and found that it is true that money was carried in bags made of horse skin. However, the person was wealthy, he would never carry the money but rather his servant would do that for him. Women did not carry money. If women needed to buy something they would take it as an I O U and the husbands would have to go and pay for it. If not paid - their version of the court of justice would either execute or exile the woman - not the man. Coins were considered to be of great value so non-wealthy parts of society would not have too many. This would mean that they would carry them on their body - shoes, hat/cap - wherever it would be deemed safe.

in pouches tied to their belt or in the pouches in their pockets

They had pouches that were either tied to their belts, or that were placed in folds of their togas.

pockets, purses, roman life was sophisticated, much like our life.

- James Patunas

Pouches tied to belts. My papa Noli carries his in his loafers. :P

Try a coin purse . No kidding . A small sack made of leather or goat skin and closed at the top with a leather string . The string would often be rapped around ones belt to keep it safe . A cut purse is a thief with a sharp knife that would rob a person by cutting the string while the owner of the purse wasn't paying attention .

I would say many of these answers are right. Small change, (coppers, silver plated coppers), were frequently carried in coin purses on belts or inside of clothing. Mugging were frequent, so if you have any silver or gold on you it was frequently hidden better. A copper could buy many small purchases, so a small bag of coppers was all that was needed for everyday shopping.

People frequently had larger stashes of money hidden in their house or buried in the ground if they lived in the country. This is the source of most ancient coins today. Banks existed, but not like today. You had to pay them to hold your money, and there was no guarantee it was safe even there. If it was robbed, you lost your money.