Book 32. (7 results) Smugglers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 52 | 752 | I View more quotes about knew">knew there were considerable differences in coinages from city to city. |
| 52 | 753 | Gorean polities are fiercely independent, and many are substantially isolated from the others. |
| 52 | 754 | That is why money changers commonly rely on scales, at least for gold and silver. |
| 52 | 755 | For example, in some cities there are eight tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk, and in others, such as Brundisium, a major commercial port, a hundred tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk. |
| 52 | 756 | These divisions, it seems, might facilitate subtle distinctions in pricing and trading. |
| 52 | 757 | "What would I go for on the open market?" I asked. |
| 52 | 758 | "It would depend on the market, and season, and the supply, and such," he said. |
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I knew there were considerable differences in coinages from city to city.
Gorean polities are fiercely independent, and many are substantially isolated from the others.
That is why money changers commonly rely on scales, at least for gold and silver.
For example, in some cities there are eight tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk, and in others, such as Brundisium, a major commercial port, a hundred tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk.
These divisions, it seems, might facilitate subtle distinctions in pricing and trading.
"What would I go for on the open market?" I asked.
"It would depend on the market, and season, and the supply, and such," he said.
- (Smugglers of Gor)