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Of interest. I presume the copper ingots were their equivalent of money?
Quote from: Justin Swanton on May 06, 2024, 08:15:23 AMOf interest. I presume the copper ingots were their equivalent of money?
I think the normal interpretation would be raw material. It doesn't say how big these are but later bronze age ones would be hard to carry round.
Looking around a bit, it seems copper ingots were used as money around the Aegean before the invention of true money, according to this article. (https://www.britannica.com/money/coin/Origins-of-coins)
Depends what you call money, I suppose. I can't really see a thriving money economy down the fish market based on 60lb small change. But if you say standard units of exchange for barter, maybe.
Quote from: Justin Swanton on May 06, 2024, 08:15:23 AMOf interest. I presume the copper ingots were their equivalent of money?
Hence the expression "Spare a copper, guv'nor".
Ahar me hearties
A shekel for an old ex-leper?
Cured me he did...