Friday, November 09, 2018

Silver as money before coins

TZILLA ESHEL: How Silver Was Used for Payment (TheTorah.com).
Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah for 400 silver shekels. Biblical phrases, archaeological finds, and chemical analysis come together to paint a portrait of how early trade using silver functioned before the invention of coins.

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