Bombay xeraphin accounting
Bombay xeraphin accounting: a historical unit of account.
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Bombay xeraphin accounting
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Bombay xeraphin accounting
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The story
Bombay rice prices in 1683 and soldiers’ wage reckoning use xeraphins even where settlement employs tin or copper coins. [1]
Turning points
Account-unit observation
The 1674 Aungier Convention sets an annual 20, 000-xeraphin contribution. This supports a scoped Bombay account, without assuming identity with every Portuguese xerafim. [2]
Sources and evidence
- John Marriott · Land, Law and Empire (2025) C2046 ↗
- John Marriott · Land, Law and Empire (2025) C2045 ↗
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“Bombay xeraphin accounting.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V37-BOMBAY-XERAPHIN.html