Dragaera

Mass, money, and the e'Barritt Line (Jhereg, Yendi spoilers)

Fri Apr 23 14:01:45 PDT 2004



> [Original Message]
> From: Gomi no Sensei <gomi at speakeasy.net>
> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info>
> Date: 4/23/2004 1:00:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Mass, money, and the e'Barritt Line (Jhereg, Yendi spoilers)
>
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Gomi no Sensei wrote:
>
> > The inevitable conclusion is that the Empire does use higher
denominations,
> > with a single coin representing a value of gold far in excess of the
worth
> > of its metallic weight. These high-denomination coins have never been
> > directly mentioned, to my knowledge.
>
> Doh! 'Taltos,' page 33 (paperback):
>
> "...I slowly counted out fifteen hundred gold imperials in fifties and
tens."
>
> So now we know at least two denominations.
>
Well, assuming there are singles, that would make three denoms.