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550-450BC

Monetary History of the World 550-450BC by Martin A. Armstrong It is generally assumed that Aigina was the first city to mint coins as this new invention spread westward from Asia Minor. Aigina is an island not far off the cost of Athens between the Peloponnese and Attica. The Aiginetic standard was based on a […]

700-550 BC

Monetary History of the World 700-550BC By Martin A. Armstrong Only since about 700 B.C. do we find a consistent record of the monetary system of the world. The credit for the creation of an official coinage system belongs to the Ionians or Lydians within the Greek Empire of Asia Minor – modern day Turkey. […]

Birth of Coinage

The Origins of Money Chapter III By Martin A. Armstrong The Birth of Coinage The Importance of Weight As trade between regions and nations gradually began to expand, some form of international trade would have been necessary. It is perhaps because of this primary reason that ultimately money among trading nations at least tended to […]

Money and the Evolution of Banking

The Origins of Money Chapter II By Martin A. Armstrong Money and the Evolution of Banking While prostitution has long been regarded as the first profession and lawyers as close second, the banking profession is clearly the third oldest known to humankind. The invention of banking preceded that of coinage by several thousand years. Banking […]

Primitive Period

The Origins of Money By Martin A. Armstrong First “Official” Coinage minted in Lydia (Turkey) 700 BC The origin of money extends back in time far beyond the recorded history of civilization. Indeed, the definition of money is much broader in scope than many would typically expect. The oldest surviving written records are in cuneiform […]

Anatomy of a Debt Crisis that appears, only Julius Caesar ever understood.

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Metal Report

This report will be sent via email so please provide a valid email address. This Special Report provides the forecasting arrays and long-term reversals for mapping out the precious metals for 2012 and beyond including Gold, Silver, Platinum & Palladium

The End of Time?

Copyright May 22nd, 2011 Please register for Special Updates and Please send comments and suggestions to ArmstrongEconomic.COM Copyright Martin A. Armstrong All Rights Reserved This Report may be forwarded as you like without charge to individuals or governments around the world. It is provided as a Public Service at this time without cost because of […]

Roman Coin Sets

Roman Coins The response to the offering of Roman Coins was simply overwhelming. So many people have written asking how they can buy Roman Coins and others realizing these are from the 3rd Century have asked are there examples available documenting the collapse of the monetary system? I have contacted some old friends with respect to […]

2009

Writings 2009 Armstrong Economics: The Dow & The Future (Martin Armstrong, 12/06/09) Armstrong Economics: The Sum of All Fears(Martin Armstrong, 11/26/09) Armstrong Economics: A Forecast for Real Estate(Martin Armstrong, 11/15/09) Armstrong Economics: Capital Flight(Martin Armstrong, 11/11/09) Armstrong Economics: Gold $5000+(Martin Armstrong, 11/07/09) Armstrong Economics: Objective v Subjective Analysis(Martin Armstrong, 11/1/09) Armstrong Economics: Is America on […]