Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 65 | He had been very generous. |
| 19 | 66 | A silver tarsk is, to most Goreans, a coin of considerable value. |
| 19 | 67 | In most exchanges it is valued at a hundred copper tarsks, each of which is valued, commonly, at some ten to twenty tarsk bits. |
| 19 | 68 | Ten silver tarsks, usually, is regarded as the equivalent of one gold piece, of one of the high cities. |
| 19 | 69 | To be sure, there is little standardization in these matters, for much depends on the actual weights of the coins and the quantities of precious metals, certified by the municipal stamps, contained in the coins. |
| 19 | 70 | Sometimes, too, coins are split or shaved. |
| 19 | 71 | Further, the debasing of coinage is not unknown. |
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He had been very generous.
A silver tarsk is, to most Goreans, a coin of considerable value.
In most exchanges it is valued at a hundred copper tarsks, each of which is valued, commonly, at some ten to twenty tarsk bits.
Ten silver tarsks, usually, is regarded as the equivalent of one gold piece, of one of the high cities.
To be sure, there is little standardization in these matters, for much depends on the actual weights of the coins and the quantities of precious metals, certified by the municipal stamps, contained in the coins.
Sometimes, too, coins are split or shaved.
Further, the debasing of coinage is not unknown.
- (Rogue of Gor, Chapter )