Currency debasement: another word for inflation & here's how the Romans did it

Here's an interesting chart.

Roman Coin Chart That Doomsayers Love To Pass Around

It shows, basically, that currency debasement is as old as currency itself, as Romans gradually chipped away at the amount of silver in their coins.

The further lesson, from history, apparently, is that in addition to currency debasement being a characteristic of great empires, total collapse is, too.