They traded widely around the Mediterranean and beyond as well asat home. While exchange of good was effective, With the small shipsof the time, and acting as intermediaries in carriage trade betweencountries, currency was a convenient way for minimising carriage ofgoods, particularly perishables and damageables, as well as beingabl to be more explicit about the value of gods.

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