A Conversation for Origins and Meanings of the Word 'Money'
The origin of money itself:
ITIWBS Started conversation Dec 3, 2010
As near as I can make it, the oldest recognizable modern coins are those minted by the ancient Persian Achaemenids.
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Economy/daric.htm
The ancient Chinese "knife money" is nearly as ancient.
The origin of money itself:
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Dec 3, 2010
we all know the first money on earth was the leaf, as used by the occupants of the Golgafrinchian Ark B
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