Currency

Asdar's hundreds of nations issue currencies with gold being the favored coin. Most countries use a mixed system of gold, silver, and bronze coinage. The ancient Ithradite Dwarves are credited with inventing the use of the round metallic disk of gold or 'coin' which they called the 'stater,' sometime (ca 1660 AS) in the second millennium before Salmakhamer. Up until that time, rulers and great houses paid their large debts using gold ingots when they did not make payments in kind.

Copper, electrum, and platinum are uncommon. Copper is considered too rude for coinage, although it is often molten into ingots for ready use. Iron and tin are also molten into ingots for ready use in industry. Platinum coins are sometimes minted for commemorative purposes, such as to celebrate the rule of a prince or the birth of an heir. Electrum coins were somewhat common in the Jaggudorns before the Yophenthean Empire.

Table of Modern Currencies by Issuing State or Entity

Currency State	Currency Style	Issuing Entity	Substance	Chief Circulation	Symbol
Ambrasian	Stater	Archpatriarchy of Ambrasia	gold	southcentral Pytharnia	AS
Asbardian	Ducat	Archduchy of Asbardy	gold	Asbardy, southwestern Pytharnia	AD
Aurician	Auric	Noble Republic of Aurice	gold	Throvy, Corundy	AA
Emegul-Thaudite	Stater	Confederation of Emegul-Thaudh	gold	Northwestern Pytharnia	ES
Gensk	Gilder	Republic of Gonsk	gold	southwest Barathorn	GG
Ithradic	Stater	Commonwealth of the Ithrads	gold	Ithrads, South Pytharnia	IS
Jaggudorner	Stater	Dwarven Customs Union of the Jaggudorns	gold	Member States: Amandalia, Sardeichs, Dagdoria, Gdelisica, Themet	JS
Johaulian	Jittree	Republic of Johaulia	gold	central Corundy	JJ
Magdalan	Solido	Empire of Magdala	gold	Magdala, East Pytharnia	MS
Medibgóëse	Böttu	Empire of Medibgö	gold	Medibgö, Pytharnia, Medibgóëse Gonfaloy	MB
Narsadese	Taqal	Narsadese Republic	gold	Narshad, Barse-Barra	TQ
Siulian	Carsk	Kingdom of Siul	seashell	West Pallathantic	SC
Thracian	Jeel	Confederation of Thrace	gold	Thrace, southeastern Jaggudorns	TJ
Thrainish	Gilder	Kingdom of Thrain	gold	Dúrandwor	TG

To do: Amandal Republic, Amerzcelindo, Benjalay, Beph-Themesh, Bukalaa, Dragonfirth, Elmundel, Erechóreb (Modern Yophenth), Glaye, Gonfaloy (Principality), Gorcorumb, Hœrnect, Medibgóëse Gonfaloy, Oliblish, Saikusahi, Shagrela'al, Shanjahar, Skymark, Sungo, Tangshan, Umbardia, Xsys, Zarajove

Coin Names: Daric, Denar, Drachma, Ducat, Florin, Sheqel, Solido, Stater, Zuzu

Historic Coins

Time Period	Currency State	Currency Style	Issuing Entity	Substance	Chief Circulation	Symbol	Value*
2576 to 2626	Bijälian	Auric	Grand Duchy of Aurice	gold	former Grand Duchy of Aurice	ABij	1 gp
ca 200 to 550	Midretassene	Daric	Midretassene Empire	gold	former Midretassene Empire	MD	1 gp
ca 500 to 900	Yophenthean	Yophenth	Empire of Yophenthea	gold	former Yophenthean Empire	Y	1.1 gp

• This is the actual metallic content. When the historic collector's value is taken into account, the value is much higher.

Others to Add:

Golden Empire of Yophenthean

Thracian Empire (2500's)

Aarokinian Ingots

Various Kalaman City-States and Dynasties

Rule of Prince Ulcanov

Neptultchi God-Empire: witch silver ingots: extremely rare

Kingdom of Ithrads

See Also

• Bronze
• Gold
• Dwarven Customs Union of the Jaggudorns
• Silver