Primitive Money in Its Ethnological, Historical and Economic Aspects

19th century accepted According adoption Africa Ancient Ancient Egypt authority Babylonia bars barter beads bride money cattle century B.C. changed hands CHAPTER circulation cloth coconuts coinage colonies commodity copper cowries cows deferred payments developed diwara early economic Egypt evidence evolution existence extent fixed functions gold grain Gresham's Law History important increase Indians ingots instances intrinsic value iron Islands large number livestock London material mats means of payment medium of exchange metals modern money monetary purposes monetary system monetary unit natives non-monetary objects origin of money ornaments owing paid period pieces pigs played political possess primitive communities primitive currencies primitive money purchase quantity Quoted rency requirements rice rings salt shell money silver skins slaves standard of deferred standard of value staple product stone money store of value tea bricks theory tobacco trade transactions tribes unit of account various wampum weight wergeld worth