Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 703 | "Only a quarter tarsk!" called the man. |
| 3 | 704 | Some cities give eight tarsk bits to the copper tarsk; others, most, I think, have the copper tarsk equivalent to ten tarsk bits. |
| 3 | 705 | In most cities the tarsk bit is the smallest Gorean coin. |
| 3 | 706 | These things vary from city to city, depending on the coin, its weight, its fineness, and so on, but a hundred copper tarsks are normally equivalent to a silver tarsk. |
| 3 | 707 | Money changers often rely on scales, rather than alleged denominations. |
| 3 | 708 | Many Gorean coins, if silver or gold, are shaved, or clipped, thus one justification for the scales. |
| 3 | 709 | Barter, of course, supplements coinage, in many Gorean exchanges. |
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"Only a quarter tarsk!" called the man.
Some cities give eight tarsk bits to the copper tarsk; others, most, I think, have the copper tarsk equivalent to ten tarsk bits.
In most cities the tarsk bit is the smallest Gorean coin.
These things vary from city to city, depending on the coin, its weight, its fineness, and so on, but a hundred copper tarsks are normally equivalent to a silver tarsk.
Money changers often rely on scales, rather than alleged denominations.
Many Gorean coins, if silver or gold, are shaved, or clipped, thus one justification for the scales.
Barter, of course, supplements coinage, in many Gorean exchanges.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter )