Definition of Tesserae
a small square of material used in ancient times for a token, ticket, tally, or other such item
Examples of Tesserae in a sentence
Most civilizations of the past liked to use precious materials as tesserae, which is why ancient Rome used gold for their currency. 🔊
The tesserae we use to represent money in our modern society is paper money and metal coins. 🔊
A tesserae can be anything that a society wants it to be, but precious metals were often used as symbols of money, such as gold and silver. 🔊
Gold coins are often used as tesserae currency in fantasy video games, because most of society recognizes gold as having real value. 🔊
Because every society needs something physical to act as a token for money, ancient societies may have used bone or stones for this purpose. 🔊
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