April 30, 2009
Money During the Ancient Days
During ancient days, different nations used a variety of kinds as currency, which include shells in Siam, sugar in the West Indies, and tin in Great Britain. A lot of different items were used as kinds of currency. In Germany they used cattle, in Rome they applied leather, in Burma they applied lead, Russia applied platinum, China used brass, and in Scotland they used iron and nails. All over the Earth silver, gold and copper and Universal Coin Bullion have been in use as makes of currency.In ancient Hebrew times, the measure of currency was shown by the shekel, which were weighed out instead of calculated. In the early tombs of Egypt, follows of scales were found engraved on the walls, which signified the wealth of their owners.
