Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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Quote
3
231
"A copper tarsk, fifty," called another fellow.
3
232
In Brundisium, a great mercantile port, there were a hundred tarsk-bits to the copper tarsk.
3
233
This allowed a subtlety, a delicacy and precision, of bidding, particularly for smaller articles.
3
234
The values of Gorean currency, particularly to the annoyance of the caste of merchants, varies considerably from city to city, with respect to weight, to purity of metal, and even denomination.
3
235
In many cities for example, there were only four or eight tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk.
3
236
This is apparently indexed to the ease of dividing a round coin into equal parts.
3
237
The tarsk-bits of Brundisium, however, were individual tiny copper coins, either small disks or tiny droplets of copper.
"A copper tarsk, fifty," called another fellow.
In Brundisium, a great mercantile port, there were a hundred tarsk-bits to the copper tarsk.
This allowed a subtlety, a delicacy and precision, of bidding, particularly for smaller articles.
The values of Gorean currency, particularly to the annoyance of the caste of merchants, varies considerably from city to city, with respect to weight, to purity of metal, and even denomination.
In many cities for example, there were only four or eight tarsk-bits to a copper tarsk.
This is apparently indexed to the ease of dividing a round coin into equal parts.
The tarsk-bits of Brundisium, however, were individual tiny copper coins, either small disks or tiny droplets of copper.
- (Quarry of Gor, Chapter )