Argyramoiboi

Argyramoiboi (Ancient Greek: ἀργυραμοιβοί, "silver changers") were professional money-changers and assayers in ancient Greece (especially in the Athenian Agora) and the Byzantine Empire.

References

Edward E. Cohen, Athenian economy and society: a banking perspective, 1997, p. 7 ISBN 0-691-01592-9
Michael F. Hendy, Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy c.300-1450, 1985, p. 477 ISBN 0-521-08852-6

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