28th April 2021, 09:46 PM | #14 |
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I expect that this post is just a rehash of Fernando's above.
From a bit of research I have found that nondescript foriegn coins in that age that were made from gold or silver were valued by weight. I expect innkeepers and tavern owners kept a small balance scale and weights. If one knew (for example) the value of a Thaler then the equivalent weight in silver could be adjudged as the same. Purity and counterfeit might be a problem; I always think of the image of a merchant biting a coin to asses its purity. |
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