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Time for another #MoneyAtoZ thread.
A series of tweetorials based on my @iubHistory @IUCollege History of Money course (HIST-W 330).
A is for Ancient Economy
B is for Bitcoin
C is for Cowries
d is for Penny
E is for Euro
F is for Free Banking
and ….G is for Gold. 1/
A series of tweetorials based on my @iubHistory @IUCollege History of Money course (HIST-W 330).
A is for Ancient Economy
B is for Bitcoin
C is for Cowries
d is for Penny
E is for Euro
F is for Free Banking
and ….G is for Gold. 1/
2/Gold! It’s so sparkly & malleable. It conducts electricity well, doesn’t tarnish, is even edible. Try it on your steak tartare, or put it on your cupcakes!
Biomedical uses as well.
Ah the virtues of inertness.
Biomedical uses as well.
Ah the virtues of inertness.
3/ Who doesn’t enjoy looking at gold coins? Here’s:
Nike on a Macedonian stater;
Trajan on an aureus;
Zeus + eagle on a stater from Hellenistic Bactria;
Huvishka on a dinara from the Kushan Empire, c 150 CE;
all images @BritishMuseum #MoneyAtoZ
Nike on a Macedonian stater;
Trajan on an aureus;
Zeus + eagle on a stater from Hellenistic Bactria;
Huvishka on a dinara from the Kushan Empire, c 150 CE;
all images @BritishMuseum #MoneyAtoZ
