For example most regions had a rural/ agrarian economy and could have used cattle horns. It would have represented their amount of cattle they had and therefore their actual wealth.
I think there is a small group of people in africa doing something like that with fish right now.
So why settle for metal coins?
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Some good answers here already, and if you’re really interested in this topic I highly recommend the book The Ascent of Money, or the equally-good mini-series.
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