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There are many currencies, ancient coins, chicken feed, and items of exchange circulating up and downย the Kingdomโ€™s cart tracks.

A gold piece is the average dayโ€™s wage for a skilled artisan such as a tailor, carpenter, or armorer. They are commonly called "aureos" or "big pieces".

A silver piece is half a dayโ€™s wages for an unskilled laborer.ย The most important and common exchanges are made in silver coins, and each region of the Kingdom has its own mint. In the Kingdom of the Two Scyllas they are called "taralles"; in Penumbria "baiocchi"; "florins", "triskeles", and "sequins" in Torrigiana, Quinotaria, and Vortigana respectively. "Marks" is the name they go by in Spoletaria, "sesterces" in Alazia, "bissones" in Galaverna and Pianaverna, and "lire" in Falcamonte.

A copper piece is the most common coinage amongst the lower-paid working class. They are only good for buying eggs at the market. These are generically known as "quatrins", "coppers", or "piccioli" (in Zagara, for example).

Whatever their name, the weight and value of these coins is roughly the same. On average, 50 coins of any of the above-mentioned values weigh 1 pound.

An iron piece is as large as a medal. Given their considerable weight, they are called "hunks" and "petechins". One iron piece weighs 1 pound.

Table: Exchange Rates and Relative Value

Currency Copper Piece Silver Piece Iron Piece Gold Piece
Copper 1 1/10 1/50 1/100
Silver 10 1 1/5 1/10
Iron 50 5 1 1/5
Gold 100 10 5 1


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