The Nephite Monetary System

Title

The Nephite Monetary System

Magazine

Improvement Era

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1954

Authors

Pagination

316–317

Date Published

May 1954

Volume

57

Issue Number

5

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Bibliographic Citation

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.

Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Nephite Monetary System

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