The Drachm: The Silver Heart of the Ancient World If history had a universal currency before the era of digital banking, it was the Drachm (or drachma). For over a thousand years, this silver coin was the standard unit of…
The Tetradrachm: The First International Currency In the modern world, the US Dollar serves as the global reserve currency. In the ancient world, that role was filled by a heavy, high-purity silver coin: the Tetradrachm. From the silver mines of…
