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<p>[QUOTE="ErolGarip, post: 2799625, member: 88736"]Ok, I read the post of lehmansterms and learnt that there was no numeral on ancient coins as well as on the coins for centuries after very ancient coins. I singled out his this paragraph as it brings a new view to me abot the "value", without numerals. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, size, metal, color differences were used to apart/discriminate two coin with two different value. I understand this. However, before going into the debate of what the "value" is, or, to do this, my question is that was there days that there was only one coin? For ex, in Lydian era, it seems that there was only that single coin with a lion figure, therefore, there was no need to apart/discriminate coins as there were not at least two coins. But, then, still there was (must be) "value", that requires discrimination or comparision for it "value" to have a meaning. With one coin only, or, with no numeral on coins, value comparsions can not be done. So, in the case of ancient coins, with one coin only and with no numeral on them, I can think of that those coins were limited to certain limited exchanges only and this does not fit the definition of money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ErolGarip, post: 2799625, member: 88736"]Ok, I read the post of lehmansterms and learnt that there was no numeral on ancient coins as well as on the coins for centuries after very ancient coins. I singled out his this paragraph as it brings a new view to me abot the "value", without numerals. So, size, metal, color differences were used to apart/discriminate two coin with two different value. I understand this. However, before going into the debate of what the "value" is, or, to do this, my question is that was there days that there was only one coin? For ex, in Lydian era, it seems that there was only that single coin with a lion figure, therefore, there was no need to apart/discriminate coins as there were not at least two coins. But, then, still there was (must be) "value", that requires discrimination or comparision for it "value" to have a meaning. With one coin only, or, with no numeral on coins, value comparsions can not be done. So, in the case of ancient coins, with one coin only and with no numeral on them, I can think of that those coins were limited to certain limited exchanges only and this does not fit the definition of money.[/QUOTE]
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