Silver & Credit Money in Ancient Athens | History of Money

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The silver Drachmae was basically the dollar of the Ancient Mediterranean and Ancient Greece in general. Want to know why? Then, check out this video.

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Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort (University of Cape Town)
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Extended description:

Besides the rise of the Athenian 'owl coin,' this video covers money in Mesopotamia, the government, treasury and mint of Athens, private banking, finance (with an emphasis on ship finance), as well as financial law in Ancient Athens. Basically, it covers the entire financial monetary system of this awesome city state that monetarily dominated the Ancient Greek world.