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Trade in ancient times

A silver coin of Anatolian origin that testifies to continuous trade between the north and south of the Levant about 3,600 years ago. Photo: Antiquities Authority

The use of silver coins as a means of payment began in the southern Levant as early as 3,600 years ago

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This is the first evidence that there was a continuous and long-term trade of metals from the Levant region to Anatolia already in the 17th century BC, about 500 years before the Iron Age when the use of silver coins became common in the region
A mosaic from the Roman period discovered in Lod depicts maritime trade. Photo: shutterstock

AI Economy in Antiquity 19 - Caravans on the Roads and Traders in the Days

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