Tool Currencies: Athenian Owl Forgers

metal models
of valuable implements
commercial exchanges, spades,
hoes and knives,

iron spits,
jesus-christ-crucifix
elongated nails they hoard
silver coins that quickly disappear
from circulation leaving only inferior
bronze ones, gresham's law, bad
money drives out good

money and
mint, minting
far more coins
than required for
immediate need, but
supportive of the assassination

early use
of minting coin
melding political
propaganda the chariot
race triumphs

cumbersome bronze
bars superseded by coins
punic war demanding coins
to pay troops debasing coinage
in purity causing inflation, defeat of
carthage, the main rival, sword blade
currency

leather money,
pieces of white deerskin,
the athenian owl forgers buying
religious festivals forged by scammers,
counterfeiters spotted by the wise owl recognizing
fake types, the galvano boys invading the tetradrachm,
ethic mistake "leafing" off the olive sprig inferior minting,
multi-million pound fraud

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist