Wares and Goods in Middle-Earth

The proposed Prices,often differing exceedingly from those given in the Game-books, are based on real-world prices in medieval England and to some degree early medieval and late roman europe.

This assumption is based on the hypothesis that Middle-Earth's Currency or Money-system is based on the real world currency of medieval and late roman Britain:


 * Fourpenny (Silver) and similar coins (Kreuzer, Groten, Witten, Stüber etc.) = 4 pence
 * 1 Denarius (Silver) = 1 penny (Silver) = 4 farthings or Sestertii (Bronze/Brass)
 * 1 Sestertius = 4 Asses (Bronze/Copper)
 * 1 As = 4 Quadrans ( Copper "Quarters")

other medieval currencies:
 * carolingian pound (silver) = 240 Denarii or Pence
 * 1 pound = 20 shillings
 * 1 mark = 13s 4d
 * 1 Ducat = nine shillings and four pence
 * 1 crown = 5 shillings
 * 1 shilling = 12 pence
 * 1 Heller (copper coin) = 2 Pence

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