Money before money
People were trading with one another long before coins existed. Bartering was often used when trading essential goods such as food. But it was possible to use valuable items as payment for special purchases. You could pay with daggers (#) in the Stone Age, for example, or with gold spirals (#) in the Bronze Age.
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Flint daggers, south Scandinavia, around 2400–1800 BC
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Neck ring with gold spirals, Scandinavia, around 1300–900 BC
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