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August 13, 2020July 24, 2020Pirates

Specific data points of pirate loot and wages during the Pirate Age.

Since this website focuses on ancient finances, I am going to dive […]

August 10, 2020August 27, 2020Pirates

Value of Spanish silver dollar and British pound during the Pirate Age? Part 2 of 2

  Continued discussion of the value of coinage during the pirate era. […]

August 6, 2020August 27, 2020Pirates

Value of Spanish silver dollar and British pound during the Pirate Age? Part 1 of 2

The Spanish silver dollar is referred to as the first global currency. […]

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020Pirates

Volume of silver flowing out of the conquered territories.

In Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious […]

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020Viking Era

Tidbits on money and fighting in the Viking Age

Fun article on Viking coinage and more tidbits on fighting techniques. Coins […]

October 7, 2019February 8, 2021Viking Era

Can’t make sense of one indicator of price of sword during Viking Age

I’ve been wondering about the price of a sword during the Viking […]

October 5, 2019Viking Era

Overview of silver and coin usage in Viking Era

Short overview of the evolution of the means of exchange during Viking […]

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019Viking Era

Recap of payments made to Viking raiders, called Danegeld.

Some day I plan to collate all the comments I’ve read on […]

September 30, 2019October 14, 2019Viking Era

Coining money in Viking Age and more details on found hoards

Consider there was no secure way to store wealth in the time […]

January 2, 2018January 1, 2018Viking Era

More background on coins and storing wealth in hoards during Viking Age

Comments I’ve accumulated from a few other books fit well with the […]

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