Economy & TradeThe 3rd century

Economy & Trade in the 3rd century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 3rd century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, all of it in 270. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
270
Latest
270

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Eritrea

    Aksumite coinage

    Aksumite kings begin minting gold, silver and bronze coins, advertising the kingdom's wealth and its place among the great powers of the age.

    Era: Aksum, Adulis and the Red Sea Trade

    Sources: Aksumite Empire · New World Encyclopedia

  2. Africa

    Ethiopia

    Aksum issues its own coinage

    Aksumite kings begin minting gold, silver and bronze coins, among the first African states to do so, advertising the kingdom's wealth and reach.

    Era: The Kingdom of Aksum and Early Christianity

    Sources: Aksum — World Heritage Centre · UNESCO, Kingdom of Aksum · World History Encyclopedia