Oldest shipwreck...

[Imperial Dave]

https://www-express-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.express.co.uk/news/world/1894967/worlds-oldest-shipwreck-turkey/amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17149705624937&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2F1894967%2Fworlds-oldest-shipwreck-turkey

Possibly of interest

[Justin Swanton]

Of interest. I presume the copper ingots were their equivalent of money?

[Erpingham]

Of 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.

[Justin Swanton]

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.

[Erpingham]

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.

[Denis Grey]

Of interest. I presume the copper ingots were their equivalent of money?

Hence the expression "Spare a copper, guv'nor".

[Imperial Dave]

Ahar me hearties

[Cantabrigian]

A shekel for an old ex-leper?

[Imperial Dave]

Cured me he did...