Coinage

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#1

The_White_Sorcerer

May 13, 2014 6:12:20

Prepping up for my 5th Edition campaign, I decided to come up with more proper names for the standard D&D currencies. After some quick Wikipedia research I came up with the following:

 

Copper penny

Silver shilling

Electrum crown

Gold mark

 

Now I only need a name for the platinum piece, and it is for that reason I bring this before you, esteemed forum-goers. If you have greater knowledge of numismatics and can provide me with a coin that at least sounds like it would be more valuable than a mark, I would be in your debt*.

 

TWS out.

 

*Debt shall be paid in imaginary copper pennies.

#2

MikeJynxus

May 13, 2014 8:12:25

How about:

 

Platinum Royal

 

Platinum Darsek (Star Trek)

 

Platinum Nobel

 

Platinum Talent

 

Platinum Plate (Greyhawk)

 

Platinum Halo

#3

Book5

May 16, 2014 13:17:31

Platinum Stater?

 

The Stater was the name of the first minted coin ( technically electrum).

But, changing the name to electrum stater, and go with platinum crown? for history's sake?

#4

Rhineglade_

May 20, 2014 13:36:22

I always liked:

 

Copper Common

Silver Leaf

Electrum eagle

Gold Crown

Platinum Monarch

#5

Dreamstryder

Jun 26, 2014 18:09:02

I had something like a talent, which was a unit of a weight (like the English pound and Greek drachma) but didn't usually have a coin minted for it. Talents would crew triremes and pay kings' fees. A hoard of 200,000 talents would be legendary even among kings!

#6

CCS

Jul 31, 2014 20:31:11 		Dragon. As in Platinum Dragon. Common(? Afterall, who commonly sees/spends platinum pieces? ) slang in my worlds for a platinum coin depicting Bahamut.
#7

basilbur

Aug 04, 2014 18:47:05

I doubt I will repeat it for 5E, but when I did a homebrew setting, I made silver the common coin of the land rather than gold.  

 

10 copper = 1 silver

1000 silver = 1 gold

 

1 Copper piece was the standard wage for a peasant for one day's work.

 

1 silver piece would get you a night in an average tavern, a meal and a mug of ale.

 

1 gold piece was rare unless you were in the ruling class or a merchant or an obviously powerful adventurer.

 

Made the idea of adventurers carrying around a kings ransom in money more reasonable.  At least in my mind.  Just can't see adventurers running around with hundreds (or thousands) or gold pieces.  But in my system, you got 3 gold pieces?  You can completely outfit your party with armor, weapons, provisions, horses and wagons for a long journey.