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Improvement Era 57, no. 5 (May 1954)
McKay, David O.
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The Nephite Monetary System
Title
The Nephite Monetary System
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1954
Authors
Smith, Richard Pearson (Primary)
Pagination
316–317
Date Published
May 1954
Volume
57
Issue Number
5
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Abstract
This article provides a scholarly analysis of the monetary system of the Nephites used around 82 b.c. and described in Alma 11. The Nephite system was a slight modification of a binary system, where each unit would have twice the value of the next smaller one. The author also shows parallels with similar systems in Egypt and Macedonia.
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Subject Keywords
Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Nephite Monetary System
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