The Parthenon wasn’t just a temple—it was Athens’ treasury, the center of its monetary power. Explore how the silver Drachma ...

Lakshmi Subramanian’s book, India before the Ambanis — A History of Indian Business Money and Economy, reviewed here is a rare work of lucid historical scholarship. Through her lively and ...

The cowrie is the most widely and longest used currency in history. 1,000 BC: First Metal Money and Coins Bronze and Copper cowrie imitations were manufactured by China at the end of the Stone Age ...