Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 5 | 264 | Ring money was also used, but seldom stamped with a jarl's mark. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 5 | 261 | The ransom money of Gurt of Kassau would, doubtless, be largely composed of the stamped coin of Lydius. |
| 5 | 262 | The only mint at which gold coins were stamped within a thousand pasangs was in Lydius, at the mouth of the Laurius. |
| 5 | 263 | Certain jarls, of course, in a sense, coined money, marking bars of iron or gold, usually small rectangular solids, with their mark. |
| 5 | 264 | Ring money was also used, but seldom stamped with a jarl's mark. |
| 5 | 265 | Each ring, some open, some closed, strung on a larger open ring, would be individually weighed in scales. |
| 5 | 266 | Many transactions are also done with fragments of gold and silver, often broken from larger objects, such as cups or plates, and these must be individually weighed. |
| 5 | 267 | Indeed, the men of the north think little of breaking apart objects which, in the south, would be highly prized for their artistic value, simply to obtain pieces of negotiable precious metal. |
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The ransom money of Gurt of Kassau would, doubtless, be largely composed of the stamped coin of Lydius.
The only mint at which gold coins were stamped within a thousand pasangs was in Lydius, at the mouth of the Laurius.
Certain jarls, of course, in a sense, coined money, marking bars of iron or gold, usually small rectangular solids, with their mark.
Ring money was also used, but seldom stamped with a jarl's mark.
Each ring, some open, some closed, strung on a larger open ring, would be individually weighed in scales.
Many transactions are also done with fragments of gold and silver, often broken from larger objects, such as cups or plates, and these must be individually weighed.
Indeed, the men of the north think little of breaking apart objects which, in the south, would be highly prized for their artistic value, simply to obtain pieces of negotiable precious metal.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter 5)