Precious metal values in Middle Ages... - Page 3

Johnny1A.2 · 02-14-2008, 11:03 PM

In the real Middle Ages, what sort of monetary value did the precious metals have (as opposed to various RPG and fantasy conventions)?

That is, suppose I had an ounce (in today's American standard measure) of gold, silver, copper, etc in, say, 1250? What sort of buying power did that ounce of metal have? How did it vary across Europe?

02-14-2008, 11:03 PM	#1
Johnny1A.2 Join Date: Feb 2007	Precious metal values in Middle Ages... In the real Middle Ages, what sort of monetary value did the precious metals have (as opposed to various RPG and fantasy conventions)? That is, suppose I had an ounce (in today's American standard measure) of gold, silver, copper, etc in, say, 1250? What sort of buying power did that ounce of metal have? How did it vary across Europe?