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Nostezuma t1_j0mw3bi wrote

Reply to comment by Gerasans in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

I think this is just the most useful and easy way to count and bring/pay various amounts from small things like groceries to big stuff. Just easy to count. But it is actually an inyeresting question.

Medieval cureency was mad, heck, even quete recently UK had remnanet of that in form of guiness etc

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Helmut1642 t1_j1hflhd wrote

Medieval currency was based on the value of the metal and as inflation, metal supply and the purity of the metal, so new coins was minted. Then they also made coins to fit common transactions.

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