In 62 B.C. Cicero bought a huge house from Marcus Crassus for 3.5 million sestertii. How did the money change hands?

by RusticBohemian

There were no checks, right? So the logistics seem daunting. Did Cicero have this money in a bank or vault somewhere? Did he have slaves load the coins into wagons and drive them to Crassus's house/bank/vault? Did he get a receipt?

Celebreth

We've actually had a couple of users answer this very question before, and both of their answers are worth a read! /u/Alkibiades415 answers "Did the Roman Republic have a banking system" and /u/PiousHeathen answers "In 62 bc Cicero bought a house from Crassus for 3.5 million sesterces. How was that transaction executed? Seems like it would be a logistical nightmare. Did Cicero cart all that money across town and deliver it? Where was that money stored?"

Both of these users cover basically everything that I would say, but if they leave you with further questions, please feel free to ask and I'll be happy to answer your questions! :)

Ruckusnusts
Ssyl

I was also interested in this question and stumbled across this answer by /u/Alkibiades415:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/65pkt0/_/dgcb4s4