Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Mar 2008 to 18 Mar 2008 (#2008-46)
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Topics of the day:

 1. Mystaran Numismatics - Minrothad

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Date:    Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:05:31 -0300
From:    =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=C1tila_Pires_dos_Santos?= <atilapires@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mystaran Numismatics - Minrothad

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Greg Weatherup <gecko_g@email.com> wrote:

> Aloha, I had been trying to reply to Attila's message for a couple of days
> but mail.com would not let me switch to a plain text editor, then I was
> out in the desert for a few days, and now it still won't let me go to a
> plain text version, so I guess I'll just have to hope that this formating
> comes through in a readable manner.


Not a problem ;)
I was also quite busy last week (and still am this wek) and was able to read
the email just now. =)


> As for the ancient egyptians- Most sources only have from greek egypt or
> more recent.


Same here =)


> From what I can find out (mostly from wikipedia), before the arrival of
> Alexander the Great, the ancient egyptians apparently used a weight system
> consisting of "deben" (the largest unit), "Qedety", and "Shaty" (the
> smallest unit).  They also used lead in addition to copper, silver, and
> gold.  And of course grain. I think it could be useful to develop some
> doulakki/traldar/nithian currency basics. Perhaps one or the other are the
> source of the quasi-decimal system for 10 units of copper equals 1 unit of
> silver, which in turn equals 1/20th a unit of gold, which is common to so
> many of the KW's currency systems in my version? (like how so many of the
> RW's european systems date back to the frankish 1/20/240)


I think it's a good idea ;)
It's interesting to imagine that in Mystara, the doulakki/traldar/milenian
currency system actually began in Nithia, instead of the other way around,
like the RW =)


> Thank you for the cannon info for minrothadi currency, I'll see how I can
> incorporate it.


;)
Please let me know if you need anything else ;)
BTW, after Karameikos, Minrothad and Darokin, which nations will have a
article as well? ;)


> Gecko, pausing for a moment of silence for E.G.G.


*pausing as well*
rest in peace, Gary =)

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