What was mesopotamias first currency?

Answer 1

Mesopotamia primaily used silver coins, beginning circa 3000BC. The earliest coins were of non-standard sizes and shapes and were marked according to the number of shekels of silver it contained. Shekels were a Mesopotamian unit of mass equal to roughly 11 grams.

Answer 2

It is a shell ring type figure that they had in many shapes and sizes, you could even buy some online.....check them out, they are pretty neat looking!

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Answer 3

Mesopotamians used barley as money.I''m Pretty sure they used some wheat too

Answer 4

Sherkel was one coin, but another was called a mina and it was worth 180 grains.

Hope this is useful.

GENIUS MAN

Answer 5

They used trading goods and precious metals. Coinage did not appear for another millennium.

Answer 6

there isn't money in mesopotamia

Answer 7

barley

Answer 8

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