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The Origins of Money. New Edition.
TESTARD Alain (Dir.).

The Origins of Money. New Edition.

Wandering and Picard
€21,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 25897
Format 16 x 23.5
Détails 132 p., illustrated, paperback.
Publication Arles, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782384730155
Money has a dual origin because it has a dual nature. In its most immediate aspect, it consists of "hard cash," coins minted with the effigy of the prince (or the City, or the Republic) and bearing an indication of its value. When we talk about the "origin of money," it is generally these coins that we think of. We evoke the role of gold or silver, or an alloy between the two, electrum. But we can imagine that other goods could have played a role similar to that played by these precious metal coins: shells, rods of scrap metal, bars of salt, etc.
Money has a dual origin because it has a dual nature. In its most immediate aspect, it consists of "hard cash," coins minted with the effigy of the prince (or the City, or the Republic) and bearing an indication of its value. When we talk about the "origin of money," it is generally these coins that we think of. We evoke the role of gold or silver, or an alloy between the two, electrum. But we can imagine that other goods could have played a role similar to that played by these precious metal coins: shells, rods of scrap metal, bars of salt, etc.