Tesserae


The meaning of the word Tesserae is: a small square of material used in ancient times for a token, ticket, tally, or other such item


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Most civilizations of the past liked to use precious materials as tesserae, which is why ancient Rome used gold for their currency.

published by Twanda on 2021-07-11 23:24:31


The tesserae we use to represent money in our modern society is paper money and metal coins.

published by Janeth on 2021-05-16 00:10:11


A tesserae can be anything that a society wants it to be, but precious metals were often used as symbols of money, such as gold and silver.

published by Lionel on 2021-08-25 18:12:15


Gold coins are often used as tesserae currency in fantasy video games, because most of society recognizes gold as having real value.

published by Pasty on 2021-10-10 02:16:16


Because every society needs something physical to act as a token for money, ancient societies may have used bone or stones for this purpose.

published by Hattie on 2022-01-01 21:05:47


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